Despite the inclement weather and poor driving conditions, 44 members and 5 guests attended our first meeting of the new year.
• Jim Pollock kicked off Flash 101 by showing how portraits can be greatly improved by using a Hot-Shoe Flash that swivels as opposed to an on-board Flash or an economy unit that does not turn. We also saw how flash modifiers, such as a Rogue Flash Bender, a Sto-Fen Omni-Bounce and a Gary Fong Lightsphere give different lighting effects.
After a break in which members experimented with different flash techniques, Dave Noordhoff instructed the group on how to darken the background and highlight a subject using Manual Mode and Flash.
Special thanks goes out to Jacqueline Gruszka for serving as our model during our flash demonstration. Your participation is greatly appreciated.
You can review Dave’s notes on Flash 101 and Read More About Flash by clicking the icon and choosing to Open or Download these PDF files. They are well worth the read.
Check out this Review of Flash Modifiers.
For more about flash photography, read this page on Getting To Know Your Flash
• Printed photos were on display before the meeting and during the break, with some interesting work being shown. We invite all of our members to take advantage of this opportunity to show the group what you’ve been shooting in a non-competitive environment. Your next opportunity will be on January 26th
• Our next meeting will be on January 26th, 2016 when Sonya Blazek will present a volunteer opportunity at the Thames Art Gallery, Nelson Harrison will present What I Shoot and Mike Blazek will be featured in Twelve Photos In A Year Is A Great Crop. Also on tap will be our first Photo Competition of the calendar year, with the Novices showing their Still Life / Table Top shots, and the Intermediate, Advanced and Salon groups displaying their Cityscape photos.
If you haven’t mastered light, then you’re doing it wrong.
The sunnier the day, the more you need flash. Not for necessity, but for creativity.