Avoiding Direct flash

tim wrote in post #12959154
You can't use optical slaves at a wedding, they'll go off all the time with guest flashes. It can also cause the guest photos on their P&S camera to get blown out.

...which makes your professional photos look even better by comparison

Thanks guys.

Tim, I still am wondering, don't you get shadows under chins if your lights are way up high like you suggested?

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Baadil wrote in post #12960652
Tim, if your lights are high up pointing down, don't you get shadows under chins?

Baadil wrote in post #12973619
Tim, I still am wondering, don't you get shadows under chins if your lights are way up high like you suggested?

I've been away for the weekend. I don't always watch threads I give advice on there are too many of them.

I was using large umbrellas, and the subject to light distance wasn't large, so any shadows under their chins would've been minimal. In general you don't want the lights up too high, especially if you have little or no diffusion. When I use direct flash I put the lights just above a standing persons head... not above an actual person, just that same height.