first studio type shoot.

Did a few shots at a summer ball on friday night this is a shot of my better half and her pals. First time i have tried anything like this i was quite pleased with the outcome. Have a bit of a shadow problem down one side. i think that i had not matched the flash units properly.

C & C most welcome.

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Here is one that is showing the shadow all too well. I think i should have lessoned the output from my 580ex.

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Where were you angling the flash? It looks like it's hitting them dead on?
Did you bounce it at all?

lowering the output of the flash is NOT the answer. You'll just underexpose them if you do. SOFTENING is what you want to do. Diffuse the light somehow whether it be with umbrellas, softboxes, or bounce it off a ceiling or wall.

Also, an alternate solution to the shadow issue would be to increase the distance between your subjects and the background. Usually, about 5 - 6 feet (approx. 2 meters) works well.

Looks like they were having a very fun time!

JSimonian wrote in post #3367117
Also, an alternate solution to the shadow issue would be to increase the distance between your subjects and the background. Usually, about 5 - 6 feet (approx. 2 meters) works well.

Looks like they were having a very fun time!

if you are lighting the background as well, this CAN work. But I've taken flash shots in a wedding reception where my subject was a good 20-30 feet from the wall and I still got some pretty healthy shadows. The only way to totally rid yourself of shadows in a photo is to cast them into a part of the scene that isn't photographed. Bouncing works well for that, but to be totally honest, a studio setting is absolutely the place to be going off camera with the flash.

Thanks for the help people.

the room was too big to actually bounce the flash. well that is what i thought had to set up in a corner. i will have to get a difuser i think.