Assignment: Interior

Canon 40D
Canon TS 24mm f/3.5 lens
Canon 580EX II Speedlite
Canon 430EX Speedlite

Speedlite Heaven

A memorial weekend party turned into a impromptu camera toss.

I provided the camera, lens, 2 580EX Speedlites checked out from school, my 430EX speedlite, and my ST-E2 Speedlite Transmitter. Danial provided his 550EX Speedlite and Ryan his 430EX Speedlite.

I started it off then passed it along to Danial, then Ryan, then Griffin, then Ivan, and around, around.

I've lost track of who shot what.

It was a fun evening, and I'm glad everyone got a chance to play with some wireless off-camera flashes.

Shot by photokids:
-Me
-Danial
-Ryan
-Griffin
-Ivan

Lit by:
-Canon 580EX II Speedlite x 2
-Canon 550EX Speedlite x 1
-Canon 430EX Speedlite x 2
-Mecury-vamp street light

triggered by a Canon ST-E2 Speedlite Transmitter
mounted to a Canon 40D
with a Canon 17-40 f/4L lens

White Balance set to "Flash"
Picture Style set to "Netural"

processed through Adobe Lightroom by me
-exposure adjustment
-recovery adjustment
-fill light adjustment
-blacks adjustment

Jessica

Canon Rebel XT (350D)
Canon 430EX Speedlite flash
+ off-shoe cord
+ amber diffuser
+ (opaque) blue plastic cup - (DIY) acting as a gel and diffuser
+ spindle of CDs - (DIY) acting like a green gel and a grid
+ toilet paper tube - (DIY) acting as snoot

DIY light modifiers

What you can do with an empty roll of toilet paper, a bottle of dishwasher liquid, an empty bottle of Ying Ling, and a deep blue drinking glass...












Canon Rebel XT (350D)
430EX Speedlite flash
off-shoe flash cord
+ light modifiers

DIY mini-softbox

I built this little contraption onto my trusty (made in Japan) Vivitar 285HV.

I just measured it out on matte board, cut it to size, and taped it all together.

Materials used:
-wax paper 4x5 neg sleeve(s) x 2
-matte board (black on one side, white on the other)
-gaffer's tape
-matte knife

It's not the most sturdy thing, and i'm sure it wouldn't handle a drop too well (nor a strong poke), but it works pretty decently. Now I need to modify it to be removable and possibly collapsible for portability.

Examples shot:






Canon Rebel XT (350D)
Vivitar 285HV flash
with DIY mini-softbox
and off-shoe cord