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[DavidEccleston]

A recent B&H video demonstrated various single flash techniques/looks, including bare, bounced, softbox, reflective umbrella, and shoot-through umbrella. I loved the look of the shoot-through shots. Then it hit me. I have a big 5-in-1 reflector kit with a diffusion disc inside it... What if I were to shoot through that? It's not curved, but otherwise, it's the same idea...

These two shots are a single 600EX-RT, resting on the couch, optically triggered by the 7D2's pop-up flash, and shot through the diffusion disc held just outside the frame, a couple feet from the flash.

It's a pain to shoot this way, but it worked... It worked well enough convince me that I should invest in a stand and umbrella.

B&W conversion, contrast, clarity, etc. in Lightroom 5.


Diffuser Disc 2 by namethatnobodyelsetook, on Flickr


Diffuser Disc 1 by namethatnobodyelsetook, on Flickr

[Tounis]

jamsus – Great picture of your parents. It's nice that you could save it.
David – I really like your first portrait. I hope you'll post more of them.

I had a little bit of time today to go out and take a few pictures. Enough time for my fingers to completely freeze, in fact. I didn't expect the weather to be so cold. Next time i'll take my gloves with me... The name of the mountain is "Bel Oiseau", literally "Beautiful Bird". I have no idea of the origin of the name, though.

Bel Oiseau by Tounis_9, on Flickr