Questions please, I don\'t understand some of this...
\"3. Put your flash on the camera and rotate the flash so that the flash head (clear window) FACES THE WALL at about 45 degrees (up inclination toward ceiling, assuming the ceiling is within 12 feet). The flash will look like it is turned around backward and facing the opposite direction of the lens. NOTE: Put a cover over the viewfinder (comes with camera) or put a tiny bit of black paper over the viewfinder...after composing your shot. The key point here is that the flash faces the wall. You also face the wall. The wall then becomes a very large \"bounced\" light source that will bathe you in light. Don\'t mistakenly put your back to the wall. You must face the wall. Read that again if it is confusing. IF you miss this, you will not get the results you need.
- This says the flash head faces the wall...which wall? It sounds like the wall BEHIND the camera...so it is pointing 180 degress from the direction of the lens...true?
- Then the subject \"faces the wall\"...it must be \'faces the camera\' otherwise all is lost!
Sorry to be dense and thanks so much Steady...but if it can\'t get a visual understanding from the text, all is for naught!
Oh, and I\'m dense much of the time.
Hi.
No problem. And...don\'t feel alone if you think you are missing this technique. MOST people will miss it because it is \"counter intuitive\" to a beginner (or someone new to using external flash on camera or for a SP).
To \"directly\" answer your question, the answer is \"Yes\" you want the flash facing the wall BEHIND the camera and so it is not facing you \"directly.\"
This is because you want to \"bounce\" the light off that big white wall and have it create a large light source right behind the camera and close yet still close to you (try it first with your face about 5-6 feet from the wall in FRONT of you). Remember...the camera faces you, the light faces the wall. You face the wall. The camera is close to the wall (about 1-2 feet distance from wall). The light will bounce off the wall (and ceiling if low enough) and back to your face. IF you put this in a corner, the light will bounce from two directions and may allow you to have a different effect of light/shadow on your face (depending on light angles, proximity, etc.).
Remember...Don\'t forget to cover the viewfinder window with something opaque.
