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Which kind of external flash trigger would I need?

Started Sep 2, 2019 | Discussions
OP M_digicapt Veteran Member • Posts: 3,289
Re: Which kind of external flash trigger would I need?

dinoSnake wrote:

M_digicapt wrote:

Thanks. Where do place the off camera flash? Do you use modifiers?

I was trying not to butt in, but there is no hard-and-fast rule on where to place modifiers. There are many different positions for "established" flash looks, for example

https://www.sekonic.com/united-states/whatisyourspecialty/photographer/articles/the-five-basic-portrait-lighting-setups.aspx

but those can only be the start of your creative ideas.

Generally, start with what I started with, a pre-made 2 or 4 umbrella + stands lighting kit for strobes. Yes yes, some will poo-hoo on the equipment, telling you to spend more now you get products that are higher quality, but believe it or not I'm still using many of the same parts to this day, and indeed I still prefer the design of the "less expensive" light stand adapters that were in the kit versus the newer, "better" ones I've bought since. Strobes don't need heavy duty stands anyway, plus modest umbrellas are easier to use and pack, too.

Thanks for the link, very interesting. I was just curious about light placement.  I'm not going to be doing studio work, just street photography. I considered getting an umbrella but I shoot in windy places where umbrellas would get easily knocked over without a heavy base. Will probably end up using a single flash ( left hand or a light tripod) with plastic dome to fill in and maybe a reflector... For macro close-up/macro a two flash setup could really work well, though...

BruceRH Veteran Member • Posts: 3,087
Re: Which kind of external flash trigger would I need?

FYI, the Flashpoint R2 Pro Markii is on sale for MFT at $20 off the normal $69 price.

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