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TECHNIQUES-continued

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Diffusing

the

Light

Light

is

what gives form

to

so

lid objects. If

the

flash

is

pointed directly at

th

e subject a

nd

lo

ca

ted near

th

e len

s,

the

su

bjec t will look

fl

at because of

th

e lack of shadows.

However,

if

th

e

fla

sh

is

moved

off-axis, shadows s

ta

rt

to

appear

on

the s

id

e opposite

th

e light

sou

rce,

thu

s giving

the impression of roundness. But because the light sti

ll

comes directly from the flash.

th

e shadows are harsh

and unattrac

tiv

e.

By

diffusing the light,

you

can eliminate

the harsh shadows, making snapshots and portraits

much more attrac

ti

ve

.

Th

ere are two ways

to

diffu

se

light : you can either

bounce the light off a broad reflective surface, such

as

the ceiling or walls, or u

se

a diffuser between flash

and

subject.

Bounce flash photography

With the 8B -

16

's

main flash head tilted back and/or

rotated , the light travels directly

to

the ceiling or wall

and

then bounces back to the subject. Acting

as

a broad

re

-

flector, the ceili

ng

or wall scrambles the direction of the

light rays, making the lighting diffused and much more

natural looking. Because the 8B-16

's

secondary flash

head faces straight ahead,

it

provides a small amount of

direct illumination to fill

in

unflattering shadows around

the eyes and creates a catchlight for the eyes.

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