Pics with the ultimate flash diffuser!

[Jan_Shim]

... untilmate use of Quantum Turbo 2X2. One single Turbo 2x2 power pack with dual power cords each powering one flash! You'd be shooting all day and night!

--
Jan Shim
Pro Events Photography
http://www.janshim.com

 

[Eric Tischer]

Did you have to do anything tricky to ensure the lower flash
triggered properly, or did the infrared reflect off the subjects?

Well, typically Im only shooting 3 feet or so from my subject so there is plenty of light bouncing around to trigger the slave. Even if the slave doesn't go off, the exposure is still correct, this makes it a bit hard to know when the batteries are low. I think the signal from the master comes from the actual flash head, not the IR LEDs.

 

[Eric Tischer]

Your welcome =) If you ever need an extra shooter let me know, I live about 1/2 hour from you.
-eric lastnightphoto.com/events/

...and so original. At leat I haven't seen it until now, and I've
done lots of flash modifications on my own.
I love to tinker, but this idea is so great because of its simplicity.
It looks like a great idea in theory (two flash canceling out the
shadow), and you proved that it is also a great idea in practice.
Having skills and good looking people to show off your skills
doesn't hurt either ;-p

Congrats!!!

--
Tuan
http://imageevent.com/bayareafoto

 

[Lee Jay]

...and so original. At leat I haven't seen it until now, and I've
done lots of flash modifications on my own.
I love to tinker, but this idea is so great because of its simplicity.

I designed my own panorama head:
http://imageevent.com/sipphoto/panoramahead

Which I modified into a flash bracket:



If you turn one of the side flashes up and the other to the side, leaving the center one direct, you can have a hand-held studio using them for a fill, key and side light, controlling the ratios with wireless ETTL.

--
Lee Jay
(see profile for equipment)

 

[Matt Cham]

Fantastic work!

Did you use direct flash or bounce on the
top flash (for the indoor photos)?

Was the stofen primarily used on the
bottom flash?

Would there be any benefit in using
a stofen on both flash units?

--
Matt Cham

My Gallery: http://mattcham.fotopic.net/

 

[Eric Tischer]

I had tried using a stofen on both, but I loose so much efficiency that I can't shoot as fast as I'd like. Usually there is nothing above me to bounce a flash, so a stofen on top doesn't do much good. The wide panel diffuser gives more uniform light. The flash on the bottom only goes to 28mm so the stofen makes the light not so focused with the fisheye. I have tried both flashes at 45 degrees, but dont' see a huge difference, Im usually shooting less than 3 feet from my subject, whatever light is bounced gets washed out by direct light.

 

[Anamicks]

awesome shots, and a very cool idea.

what kind of shutter speeds were you shooting at, since you had two flashes.

thx

 

[Vip Samarakoon]

Hi Eric,

Love the simplicity of your idea and the results really speak for themselves - awesome!

I'd be grateful if you could tell me where you picked up your aluminium block (brand/model) that you attached to your camera.

Thanks again for sharing.

Cheers

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http://www.mintimage.com

 

[Eric Tischer]

It came off of my umbrella stand kit from b&h, you could probably buy just the adjustable bracket that holds the umbrella and flash to get the aluminum piece.

 

[Matt Cham]

--
Matt Cham

My Gallery: http://mattcham.fotopic.net/

 

[MarceloLI]

Nice...!!!

I love the idea, thank you for sharing.

Best Regards.

Marcelo.