Hello All NewBie.

Hey Im a Newbie and i found this Thread after an Embarrassing Night of taking pics in a place that did not agree with my Camera. I Have a EOS XTi and a Kit Lens and Bower Auto focus Flash ( Which is apparently Sucky and Cheap). Anyway, I want to know what are the best setting recommended for a night club scene and such.

I am heading to B&H to get a canon 430ex and a Lightshp II in a bit.

SO basically i wanted to know I had my Cemera in TV mode and the Flash would not Fire sometimes. But it would when i aimed @ the floor. I want to get alot of Light into the photos But i dont want have any blur ether. how can i go about this?

Trying to get an Effect like this one and the person who shot this photo only had a camera and a flash ( no idea what kind) no diffusers nothing Just angled the flash a certain way. Anyone have any tips ?

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Hi D33, welcome to the forum.

When you get your 430ex learn how to bounce the flash to create diffuse light.

This is a good place to start for using flash: http://photonotes.org/​articles/eos-flash/
Also, this guy's pretty good with flash: http://www.joemcnally.​com/blog/
And also: http://strobist.blogsp​ot.com/2006/03/lightin​g-101.html

Get stuck in here and don't be afraid to ask silly questions. Most people will give sensible answers.

Have fun!

Welcome to POTN. That looks like the flash is on a stand top-left with maybe a small softbox.

AxxisPhoto wrote in post #8330764
Welcome to POTN. That looks like the flash is on a stand top-left with maybe a small softbox.

It certainly appears to be diffused light of some sort. Could be a soft box, a Lumisphere, or something equivalent.

It is clearly NOT direct flash.