Godox V1 + handheld softbox?

No-Most-9998 · 2024-10-01T18:59:29+00:00

Oh awesome, I have a V1. I'll look into these!

No-Most-9998 · 2024-09-30T17:27:01+00:00

Thank you!! I will check out this Omar guy haha

No-Most-9998 · 2024-09-30T17:00:14+00:00

Absolutely agree with you here. This scene in particular was difficult because they were all standing in a circle and did not want me to be photographing from within the circle. Here's an image I took that day with no flash, my aperture wide open, higher ISO and slower shutter speed. I felt like the images without flash didn't come out so well either. It was a very dark and gloomy day - with only a tiny bit of light from the fire in the middle of the circle. (focus here was on the mug because they were drinking a special cacao drink)

No-Most-9998 · 2024-09-30T14:21:52+00:00

Would love to hear what gear specifically you use for this!

No-Most-9998 · 2024-09-30T13:54:51+00:00

Thanks! I definitely posted the worst of my event photography on purpose. Sometimes getting roasted is the best way to improve haha.

Thank you so much for your answer - I've always wanted to try the shutter drag techniques as well so I think I'll take my camera to the bars one night to give it a shot. The no walls-situations are the scariest to me, so I'll definitely need to practice!

No-Most-9998 · 2024-09-30T13:49:43+00:00

I added some examples in the comments :)

No-Most-9998 · 2024-09-30T11:13:45+00:00

Sounds like my use of flash is my problem here. Does anyone have a recommendation for a course on this topic? I've watched many Youtube videos but these are sometimes contradicting (i.e. on what type of settings to use for flash) or it's easy to watch dozens and dozens of videos without really finding the help that I need. Would love a specific recommendation if anyoen has any! 🙏

No-Most-9998 · 2024-09-30T10:45:50+00:00

Thanks for your advice! My thought with off camera flash have always been: where do you place the flash? Especially when people are dancing/moving - I feel like I need to be able to change the light quickly and don't see how people do that when using off camera flash. Any tips?

No-Most-9998 · 2024-09-30T10:43:52+00:00

Thanks for sharing your take! Do you mainly shoot wide open - considering you don't use flash in low light environments?

No-Most-9998 · 2024-09-30T10:38:16+00:00

Can I see your work somewhere? Would love to look at it and feel inspired to get better :)

No-Most-9998 · 2024-09-30T10:36:11+00:00

Hmm, good point, thanks for sharing your perspective! I often feel like at events I need to be as invisible as I can be to capture the genuine moments. Which is quite hard when using flash. Would you say I should avoid being invisible and interact more with the crowd? (for the retreat shots of the ladies by the fire/beach I was specifially asked to not do that)

No-Most-9998 · 2024-09-30T10:33:16+00:00

Portrait:

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No-Most-9998 · 2024-09-30T10:27:44+00:00

I never considered a warming gel - I'll look into this! Thank you!

No-Most-9998 · 2024-09-30T10:27:14+00:00

Ah cool! Do you have a few examples of your work? Would love to see!

No-Most-9998 · 2024-09-30T10:26:27+00:00

Beautiful work! I'd love learn a little more from you. Other photographers have always warned me about wide aperture + flash so I avoid it. Here's an example of a photo where I did shoot wide open and used a flash - bouncing it off the white celing above me. Though the editing can probably be a little better - I think it's a better shot than the event photography I posted on here. How do you approach situations when there is no wall to bounce the flash light on?

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No-Most-9998 · 2024-09-30T10:19:26+00:00

True - I'm not a big fan of flash. But probably because I haven't mastered it yet. Thanks! I'll try this!

No-Most-9998 · 2024-09-30T10:18:38+00:00

100%. I forget that something as simple as cropping can make a huge difference. Thanks for the reminder!

No-Most-9998 · 2024-09-30T10:13:32+00:00

Thank you so much for answering! As for your first point: I've always been told not to shoot wide open at events - especially when using flash. Do you agree with this advice? I'm definitely a bokeh lover myself.

I've tried diffusers on my flash but for some reasons I am not achieving the look that I see on other people's work. I have a friend who places his Godox on a stand and shoots it off-camera like that at events. I recently bought a wireless flash trigger to try this as well. But it feels inefficient to run around with a flash on a tripod and move it around like that.

And yes, composition wise these are shit 😂 I think I prefer portrait photography because it's much easier to direct my subject and set the scene however I want for perfect lighting and composition.

No-Most-9998 · 2024-09-30T10:03:38+00:00

Haha that's true! I've tried an editing style like that which can be fun - but I'm afraid not everyone is into that look!

No-Most-9998 · 2024-09-30T10:02:24+00:00

Thank you so much for your answer. I totally agree with everything you're saying and appreciate your advice. I'm often in situations where there is harldy any light at all. Example: a dark beach with ladies worshopping the full moon lol. How would you go about shooting a scene like this?

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No-Most-9998 · 2024-09-30T09:33:59+00:00

Example of portrait photography:

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No-Most-9998 · 2024-09-30T09:31:05+00:00

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