Comments on: Guest Post: Flash Isn’t a four letter word – But “On Camera Flash” Is! By Joe Dallas http://skipsphotonetwork.com/2009/10/guest-post-flash-isnt-a-four-letter-word-but-on-camera-flash-is-by-joe-dallas/ Marketing Consulting for the Photography Industry Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:09:46 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Aurora http://skipsphotonetwork.com/2009/10/guest-post-flash-isnt-a-four-letter-word-but-on-camera-flash-is-by-joe-dallas/comment-page-1/#comment-1593 Aurora Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:33:09 +0000 http://mei500.com/blog/?p=1436#comment-1593 Great shot and I couldn't agree more, available light is for wimps ;) I personally feel it's just the next level in our artistry just as shooting in manual allows us to decide how we want to expose an image does our ability to control the lighting and decide what we want our images to look like! (that is the point of being the artist right?) Great shot and I couldn’t agree more, available light is for wimps ;) I personally feel it’s just the next level in our artistry just as shooting in manual allows us to decide how we want to expose an image does our ability to control the lighting and decide what we want our images to look like! (that is the point of being the artist right?)

]]> By: Andy Quadra http://skipsphotonetwork.com/2009/10/guest-post-flash-isnt-a-four-letter-word-but-on-camera-flash-is-by-joe-dallas/comment-page-1/#comment-1412 Andy Quadra Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:29:48 +0000 http://mei500.com/blog/?p=1436#comment-1412 Joe- great points. I have a personal goal to know my lighting inside and out. Great work !! Joe- great points. I have a personal goal to know my lighting inside and out. Great work !!

]]> By: Joe Dallas http://skipsphotonetwork.com/2009/10/guest-post-flash-isnt-a-four-letter-word-but-on-camera-flash-is-by-joe-dallas/comment-page-1/#comment-1405 Joe Dallas Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:30:32 +0000 http://mei500.com/blog/?p=1436#comment-1405 Great points Jay. I'm now thinking that "Flash Dance" would have worked as a title for this article. :) In any case, the value of producing predictable results is so important as professionals. We have enough strains on our time these days without having to toy with an Lightroom slider for hours. Thanks again for the guest blogger invite, Skip. Great points Jay. I’m now thinking that “Flash Dance” would have worked as a title for this article. :) In any case, the value of producing predictable results is so important as professionals. We have enough strains on our time these days without having to toy with an Lightroom slider for hours.

Thanks again for the guest blogger invite, Skip.

]]> By: Jay Lawrence Goldman http://skipsphotonetwork.com/2009/10/guest-post-flash-isnt-a-four-letter-word-but-on-camera-flash-is-by-joe-dallas/comment-page-1/#comment-1363 Jay Lawrence Goldman Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:41:04 +0000 http://mei500.com/blog/?p=1436#comment-1363 Joe, I couldn't agree more. I went back to manual flash on my 580 about a year ago. On ETTL, sometimes my photos were way off, the cameras are really good, but I was sick of the equipment making the lighting decision for me. My flash and I are now connected on a much more spiritual level. We are in sync with each other. I know what kind of light will come out when I set it at 1/8 power (and the batteries last twice as long). If the shot is off, it's my fault, and I can adjust from there. Yes, I do use the screen to make my adjustments. I used to make lighting adjustments by looking at a gooey, smelly, toxic, black and white polaroid that was probably pulled too early by my assistant. Bottom line, you are so right, the better that we know our equipment, the more creative control we have with the "Flash Dance" that can set us apart from the (auto) competition. Joe, I couldn’t agree more.
I went back to manual flash on my 580 about a year ago. On ETTL, sometimes my photos were way off, the cameras are really good, but I was sick of the equipment making the lighting decision for me. My flash and I are now connected on a much more spiritual level. We are in sync with each other. I know what kind of light will come out when I set it at 1/8 power (and the batteries last twice as long). If the shot is off, it’s my fault, and I can adjust from there. Yes, I do use the screen to make my adjustments. I used to make lighting adjustments by looking at a gooey, smelly, toxic, black and white polaroid that was probably pulled too early by my assistant. Bottom line, you are so right, the better that we know our equipment, the more creative control we have with the “Flash Dance” that can set us apart from the (auto) competition.

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