handkerchief over flash

[aertaylor]

The pop-up flash on my Samsung GX20 was too strong for this flower on the windowsill, so I hung my handkerchief over the flash. I like the result. Maybe this would be useful where a 'quickfix' is needed.

Anyone else tried things like this?

SORRY! pics wouldn't upload due to excess size!
I'll try to downsize for presentation!

[Colin Southern]

Not sure about others, but I'm not seeing a flower from my end

[PopsPhotos]

I've used this trick and teach it. You can have some fun using different colors of material.

Take a 35mm film can of the milky colored, translucent plastic material. Remove the cap and cut the bottom off. Then slice it down the side. You have a very handy diffuser for your flash.

Pops

[aertaylor]

I've got 2 pics, each of about 6mb - and not sure how to size down - any suggestions, please

[Sahil]

Aertaylor, this link should help you.
Insert Image

And to resize the Image, assuming you have photoshop, goto Image>Image Size and decrease the resolution of the image from "Whatever" to 100. That should decrease the image size considerably.

[pwnage101]

My nikon d80 allows for manual flash down to 1/128 output, but if I use TTL it goes even lower, and, I assume, everything between steps. Did you try TTL?

[Colin Southern]

Quick tip: For diffusion to work as well as possible you need to get the diffuser as far as possible from the flash (towards the subject)

[Shadowman]

Not sure if your camera does but mine has a rear synch function that provides flash for low light settings. It fires at the end of the exposure illuminating enough of the scene without throwing a glaring light on the subjects.

The pop-up flash on my Samsung GX20 was too strong for this flower on the windowsill, so I hung my handkerchief over the flash. I like the result. Maybe this would be useful where a 'quickfix' is needed.

Anyone else tried things like this?

SORRY! pics wouldn't upload due to excess size!
I'll try to downsize for presentation!

[Colin Southern]

Not sure if your camera does but mine has a rear synch function that provides flash for low light settings. It fires at the end of the exposure illuminating enough of the scene without throwing a glaring light on the subjects.

Rear curtain sync is normally used to freeze the subject at the end of a motion trail (so you don't get ghosting or other weird phenomina like car headlights traveling back through a car). In terms of the actual amount of light emitted though, I can't see it making any difference.

[carregwen]

I use a Kood foldup reflector like this one http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Kood-80cm-5-1-...-/350312821020 It has 5 panels, one of which is a diffuser screen. It works really well, even outdoors in very bright light. I did this shot with one outdoors using it to diffuse the sun behind the flower, but it works just as well diffusing flashlight... Improvisation on a hot sunny day

A handkerchief is a good idea. Never thought of that one.