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portable solution for group photo in a church

 
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Jan 21, 2008 03:48 |  #1

Could you suggest a portable flash solution (camera or bracket mounted) to light up a 15~20 group photo in a high-ceiling environment?


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Jan 21, 2008 11:13 |  #2

self-bump. any suggestion appreciated. or is there no easy solution?


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Jan 21, 2008 11:27 |  #3

We use a flash on either side of the group mounted to either tripods or cheap light stands and trigger them via pocket wizards. Or you could invest in some portable studio lighting from companies like alien bee.....

Not sure if you have been to strobist (external link) or lighting mods (external link), but both are full of great idea's for lighting....


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Jan 21, 2008 11:58 |  #4

Thanks for your suggestion. Let me take a look at the website.


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Jan 21, 2008 12:36 |  #5

I think you Sigma has a built in optical slave, the Sunpak on the camera and the Sigma on a stand to one side should work. All would have to be in manual mode. I like the Lumiquest ProMax System and generally put one on each flash when I'm shooting multiple flash.


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