Comments on: Using an Off-Camera Flash to Improve Your Photos http://rising.blackstar.com/using-an-off-camera-flash-to-improve-your-photos.html Professional Photography Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:56:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kimhttp://rising.blackstar.com/using-an-off-camera-flash-to-improve-your-photos.html/comment-page-1#comment-66808 Kim Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:52:07 +0000 http://rising.blackstar.com/?p=1245#comment-66808 p.s.I was in the midddle of spell and grammar checking my previous post.. and I had already hit send.. so I apologize for my 4th grade typo's. ALSO, since I had the 580 EX II Pocket Wizard had given me the option to have 2 480's to replace the 1 580 exII OR I could get the 1 580 EX II. Being the fool that I am... i chose to have the 2 instead of the 1 580 ex II. Unfortunatly I didnt know this, but, the 2nd 480, DOES NOT act as a slave.... I thought this did. BUT, since the 7d DOES have the ability to act as a master, then MAYBY the 2nd 480 WILL in fact act as a slave? I doubt it, but I certainly could try???? (doubtful, this I know.. but I can always hope, right!!)nice to meet you all.and, if you have any tips for me, Please feel free to chime in and give me some ideas. also please know that you are dealing with a total idiot when it comes to lighting.I do have 5 stuidio lights, including 2 Photogenics, 3 White Lightenings, 2 480 Ex's and a brand new 580 EXII . ( just got it for a gift !!!) Any ideas from anyone, ideas, ideas?!?!) im all open. I also have the book: Light Science and Magic, AN Introduction to Photographic Lighting by Fil Hunter, Steven Biver, and Paul Fuqua. Third Edition / Focal Press / printed 2007. Diagrams - A Plenty! This was given great reviews by Amazon and I believe Peach Pit Press if i am not mistaken. -This is the book which is almost all red in color with White lettering and some yellow-I am I am 100% open to any and all suggestions and help anyone could provide to me. Lighting is my biggest struggle.. I have a huge block to it and I simply just don't understand an one simple iota of it all. Thank you so very much.Again, (sorry for the grammar and the typos). Many, many, thank yous.Kimberly - The fearful of all things flash! p.s.I was in the midddle of spell and grammar checking my previous post.. and I had already hit send.. so I apologize for my 4th grade typo's. ALSO, since I had the 580 EX II Pocket Wizard had given me the option to have 2 480's to replace the 1 580 exII OR I could get the 1 580 EX II. Being the fool that I am... i chose to have the 2 instead of the 1 580 ex II. Unfortunatly I didnt know this, but, the 2nd 480, DOES NOT act as a slave.... I thought this did. BUT, since the 7d DOES have the ability to act as a master, then MAYBY the 2nd 480 WILL in fact act as a slave? I doubt it, but I certainly could try???? (doubtful, this I know.. but I can always hope, right!!)

nice to meet you all.

and, if you have any tips for me, Please feel free to chime in and give me some ideas. also please know that you are dealing with a total idiot when it comes to lighting.

I do have 5 stuidio lights, including 2 Photogenics, 3 White Lightenings, 2 480 Ex's and a brand new 580 EXII . ( just got it for a gift !!!) Any ideas from anyone, ideas, ideas?!?!) im all open. I also have the book:
Light Science and Magic, AN Introduction to Photographic Lighting by Fil Hunter, Steven Biver, and Paul Fuqua. Third Edition / Focal Press / printed 2007. Diagrams - A Plenty! This was given great reviews by Amazon and I believe Peach Pit Press if i am not mistaken. -This is the book which is almost all red in color with White lettering and some yellow-

I am I am 100% open to any and all suggestions and help anyone could provide to me. Lighting is my biggest struggle.. I have a huge block to it and I simply just don't understand an one simple iota of it all. Thank you so very much.

Again, (sorry for the grammar and the typos).
Many, many, thank yous.

Kimberly -
The fearful of all things flash!

]]> By: Kimhttp://rising.blackstar.com/using-an-off-camera-flash-to-improve-your-photos.html/comment-page-1#comment-66807 Kim Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:32:13 +0000 http://rising.blackstar.com/?p=1245#comment-66807 Mini TTI and Flex TT5 fried my 580 EXII. THank Buddah that it happened while on the phone with POcket Wizard wehn it happened. I was learning how to do high speed synch, and what happened was that when it was set to 1/250 it fried the electronics in the flash. They over nigghted me a brand new flash. Thank gawd because the flash was only 8 days old..) it was used only a couple of times. So they called Keble and Schucat (in Palo Alto, over nighted it (had a non-profit shoot the next day) and bought me a new flash and a new TT5. I sent the damaged flash and the broken trigger. Recieved an aplogy letter too. BUT.. get this crap... CANON SAID THAT THERE ISNT A PROBLEM. CANON SAID THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS BEING A PROBLEM. Well, just try googling high speed synch-Canon-Speedlight-580EXII-MiniTT2 and Flex TT5. Something happens with the electronics between the flash and the tt5 shorting out. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH CANON? Pocket Wizard are stand up folks, and so are Canon. whats the problem???? Anyone? Anyone? (p.S. used on Canon 7D)also, for those of you who DONT know. the 7D has a built in trigger!! I didnt know this until about 4 weeks after having the darn thing!! Pretty Cool eh! Mini TTI and Flex TT5 fried my 580 EXII.
THank Buddah that it happened while on the phone with POcket Wizard wehn it happened. I was learning how to do high speed synch, and what happened was that when it was set to 1/250 it fried the electronics in the flash. They over nigghted me a brand new flash. Thank gawd because the flash was only 8 days old..) it was used only a couple of times. So they called Keble and Schucat (in Palo Alto, over nighted it (had a non-profit shoot the next day) and bought me a new flash and a new TT5. I sent the damaged flash and the broken trigger. Recieved an aplogy letter too. BUT.. get this crap... CANON SAID THAT THERE ISNT A PROBLEM. CANON SAID THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS BEING A PROBLEM. Well, just try googling high speed synch-Canon-Speedlight-580EXII-MiniTT2 and Flex TT5. Something happens with the electronics between the flash and the tt5 shorting out. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH CANON? Pocket Wizard are stand up folks, and so are Canon. whats the problem???? Anyone? Anyone? (p.S. used on Canon 7D)also, for those of you who DONT know. the 7D has a built in trigger!! I didnt know this until about 4 weeks after having the darn thing!! Pretty Cool eh!

]]> By: jmfordehttp://rising.blackstar.com/using-an-off-camera-flash-to-improve-your-photos.html/comment-page-1#comment-62894 jmforde Fri, 23 Sep 2011 23:14:18 +0000 http://rising.blackstar.com/?p=1245#comment-62894 Check out the MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 from PocketWizard. I just got a set and they are sooooo sweet. Add the AC3 controller and off-camera flash becomes easier than ever! Check out the MiniTT1 and FlexTT5 from PocketWizard. I just got a set and they are sooooo sweet. Add the AC3 controller and off-camera flash becomes easier than ever!

]]> By: JMhttp://rising.blackstar.com/using-an-off-camera-flash-to-improve-your-photos.html/comment-page-1#comment-14805 JM Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:19:46 +0000 http://rising.blackstar.com/?p=1245#comment-14805 sreekrishnan dont make the mistake I did and buy the new Cactus triggers V4, With my camera only (EOS 5D) they create a noise patter due to the radio waves which appears in images.... all images regardless of shutter speed and aperture.I wish I had waited and went for the more expensive radio poppers or pocket wizards. sreekrishnan dont make the mistake I did and buy the new Cactus triggers V4, With my camera only (EOS 5D) they create a noise patter due to the radio waves which appears in images.... all images regardless of shutter speed and aperture.

I wish I had waited and went for the more expensive radio poppers or pocket wizards.

]]> By: sreekrishnanhttp://rising.blackstar.com/using-an-off-camera-flash-to-improve-your-photos.html/comment-page-1#comment-14404 sreekrishnan Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:58:37 +0000 http://rising.blackstar.com/?p=1245#comment-14404 Thanks for this post - landed up from Google. Do you have any recommendations for a Wireless Flash. I already have a Flash equipment and i am probably looking for a cord or that Wireless Off Camera flash so that i can play with lighting. thanks ! Thanks for this post - landed up from Google. Do you have any recommendations for a Wireless Flash. I already have a Flash equipment and i am probably looking for a cord or that Wireless Off Camera flash so that i can play with lighting. thanks !

]]> By: JMhttp://rising.blackstar.com/using-an-off-camera-flash-to-improve-your-photos.html/comment-page-1#comment-14136 JM Fri, 14 May 2010 22:04:40 +0000 http://rising.blackstar.com/?p=1245#comment-14136 Nice article, very informitvieª Nice article, very informitvieª

]]> By: Bob Yellenhttp://rising.blackstar.com/using-an-off-camera-flash-to-improve-your-photos.html/comment-page-1#comment-6551 Bob Yellen Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:33:43 +0000 http://rising.blackstar.com/?p=1245#comment-6551 You can also use a camera mounted flash bounced off of a white wall 90 degrees from the subject which gives a nice modeling effect. You can also use a camera mounted flash bounced off of a white wall 90 degrees from the subject which gives a nice modeling effect.

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