Flash Photography: How To Bounce Flash | Bounce Flash Photography Techniques (Tutorial)

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Flash photography can be tricky but learning how to bounce flash in this photography tutorial will be just the thing you need.
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I use this kind of reception lighting for weddings almost every single time and a lot of event photographers do the same.
Bounce flash photography techniques are easy to learn, there are just a few tricks to bouncing a flash around a room for easy flash photography, especially when using flash photography for weddings and wedding receptions.
Here's How To Bounce Flash Tutorial for you. Know the Bounce Flash Photography Techniques and Tricks in this short and easy-to-follow video.
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@brianknight7208 3 жыл бұрын

I have to say, for someone who hasn't been in the wedding photography business very long, I find this content to be some of the most helpful on KZfaq.

@brad_in_yyc 3 жыл бұрын

I love that this is essentially creating a giant softbox using the wall! Great tips. Definitely sharing this in the photography groups I'm in.

@TheFilmCouple_ 3 жыл бұрын

One of my favourite tricks with a speedlite and no modifier :) Thank you for these great vids Vanessa!

@wannabeturbo 3 жыл бұрын

Always good info. Thank you so much.

@tacotaco7658 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for another beautiful video....

@chink21 3 жыл бұрын

More great information thanks Vanessa

@Ruscombephotos 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Vanessa! I’ve had some pretty good results with bounce flash, mixed with some duds, usually when not taking account of which way the subject was facing - so great tip there. Also thanks for the tip on setting exposure with bounce flash. It usually takes me a few attempts to get the exposure right. Your rule of thumb should make that much easier. It’s so refreshing to hear you use the technique a lot, because I often get the impression some photographers consider it a last resort, or a poor person’s solution to not having enough off-camera lights and light shapers. I guess it’s a good technique for a second shooter who may not have as much off camera lighting to bring to the table at a wedding as the principal photographer.

@dubbleA100 3 жыл бұрын

Bounce is LIFE

@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын

Yasssss

@RawloftheDead 3 жыл бұрын

Great tips a always!!

@vatsk 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, will try this out

@pearllocket 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful, thank you :)

@User1234-icu 3 жыл бұрын

These photos look great 👍🏾

@junichinomura4810 3 жыл бұрын

nice more tutorial of one camera flash thanks for this

@ericlites1488 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful!

@lokatpic 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I shot weddings in the 1960's lol You bring back a lot of memories. Your model could not take a bad photo. Thank you Julianna

@JohnSmith-nk9fd 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing 👍👍👍

@ademola5803 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Vanessa

@crazydude5624 3 жыл бұрын

This is great 👍

@caseyhartman7094 3 жыл бұрын

Fabulous tip! I had to point my OFC with softbox up and back at the roof of a white tent for a night wedding reception a few weeks ago.

@raylander6329 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful, great video and explanations. Thank you very much, Vanessa

@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure ☺️

@JoeCosentino 2 ай бұрын

All you guys always use the perfect environment to the perfect photo to get good editing results. Sunday I am shooting in a restaurant with a black ceiling and dark wood walls oh how much fun and you never checked your exposure please go away

@VanessaJoy 2 ай бұрын

lol you’re in my house asshat. You go away.

@joecrafted 3 жыл бұрын

Great info Vanessa! I am amazed that speedlight can bounce enough light on those high ceilings.

@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve done it in higher :) the Profoto does add an extra punch tho

@joshualepik 3 жыл бұрын

This was a fantastic explanation and example!!

@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like 😊

@AtomicPixel 3 жыл бұрын

Solid tips Vanessa! I def need to practice more flash.

@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like :)

@chillvibes_6872 2 жыл бұрын

This realest tutorial for flash!!! Thank you

@VanessaJoy 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@joshiprashant7665 3 жыл бұрын

Nice vedio you are the best photographer I always see your vedio

@Eye-V. 3 жыл бұрын

Been using this technique since you showed us a few days ago. Thanks Vanessa 🤘

@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын

Great!

@manoharmgr8235 3 жыл бұрын

Super

@chriszamora7276 2 жыл бұрын

i want to learn more in photography. Thanks for this very cool vlog coz i dont really know how to use flash properly 😁

9 ай бұрын

Gracias

@VanessaJoy 9 ай бұрын

Mi placer ☺️

@ZoyaKhan-pk4nv 3 жыл бұрын

♥♥♥

@lamasteve6905 3 жыл бұрын

V Joy, nice video. Yellow, how would you shoot that again and what changes would you make ?

@marktomphotography 3 жыл бұрын

Bouncy 🏀

@michaelriddell9398 3 жыл бұрын

1000 Thumbs up!!! : ) any advice for darker wood reception halls, seems popular these days and I have struggled at a few

@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Lol but it’ll be in the form of a video coming out soon :)

@terrylstarks 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Vanessa, can you make a follow up with a pretty inexpensive non- swivel flash? Or maybe an on flash modifier like the “Kobra”? Thanks again for a great informative show!!!!!!!!

@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын

There’s no difference in the concept I taught. It’s the same whether you use a godox or a Profoto.

@theEphraimLevine 3 жыл бұрын

Hey! Just found your channel. I have Canon 5D4 but non Canon flash. It doesn't appear that camera and flash are talking. Is there a setting I am misisng? In ttl flash over exposes and I get same exposure settings whether flash is on or off! Help! Thanks

@ame2812 3 жыл бұрын

Mamacitaaa!

@derekblanchard986 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Vanessa love your videos. Do you have any recommendations for outsourcing your editing work?

@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын

I do :) www.freedomedits.com/vanessajoy That gets you $50 off trying them out. I use them all the time :)

@pattymattes7124 3 жыл бұрын

was going to ask what if you don't have a white wall or ceiling and you answered that. Thanks! I was at a church that did not have white ceilings nor many white walls.

@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын

Been there too 😊

@wanneske1969 3 жыл бұрын

A great reminder of how to do it ! Next week I have a wedding to photograph and tomorrow a newborn shoot. I don't want to flash right in the baby's face so I'll bounce too.

@returntohome330 3 жыл бұрын

You will have to get used to using your histogram for ambient exposure in the EVF with the switch from DSLR to Mirrorless Venessa. I like shooting both types of camera but these new R5 & R6 leave the DSLR focusing system in the dust for in focus keepers!.

@sb1493 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Is it useful to 'add' (+) on the flash itself and then get a lower ISO with this bounce method?

@VanessaJoy 2 жыл бұрын

You can but then you’re using up your battery faster, which may or may not work out long term depending on what you need to shoot and where and how many batteries you have and if you have the ability to plug in your battery charger to charge as you go

@zlatyklas 3 жыл бұрын

I also shoot with rf 28-70 f2 but I use camera off flash (with remote control). Don’t you have problem with weight the eos r and grip and flash and rf 28-70 during all day shooting :)? I thought also that I would have problem with weight of 28-70 but I don’t. It has very good balance, it’s not front heavy. :).

@wanneske1969 3 жыл бұрын

I got your book on off camera flash photography a few days ago and just read it. It's great but the print is a little too small (or I'm getting too old :-) ). A great Xmas gift to myself !

@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely good feedback for my publisher. They control all of that :) I could let them know!

@wanneske1969 3 жыл бұрын

@@VanessaJoy The book says you are a pro photographer since 1998, I don't understand how that's possible if you are only 30 years now :-)

@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын

@@wanneske1969 lol I’m not 30. I wish.

@mikemiller9657 3 жыл бұрын

What was your white balance setting for the flash pictures that came out yellow? I use a Canon 80D and found out the hard way that if white balance is set to AWB (white priority) and a flash is used that the camera overrides this setting and uses AWB (ambient priority). See page 164 of the user's manual under Cautions, 3rd bullet down. This was making my flash shots come out a little yellow. When I switched white balance to "flash" I got better results.

@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t recall, I usually dial the kelvin in manually but with the r5 I’m usually at AWB white priority. It’s not a huge deal when you’re in RAW

@lesfisher8941 3 жыл бұрын

I usually use Fill Flash in Aperture Priority and turn the flash down a third or 2 thirds of a stop if it’s too much.

@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын

That works too!

@MatthewInstrumentalMusic 2 жыл бұрын

I see some people use softbox on the camera light, is that recommended?

@VanessaJoy 2 жыл бұрын

You can. It adds a catch light I suppose but IMO the dome is a big light suck and lacks direction/dimension

@wanneske1969 3 жыл бұрын

I guess the Godox V1 Round head is pretty similar to your flash. I love mine

@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын

glad you have something you like!

@marclabro 3 жыл бұрын

nice tuto. the ceiling is 8meters away, hard to predict how it bounces. isn't it easier to use a magmod magsphere/magbounce or a rogue flashbender 3 small on-camera flash ? your pictures are orange and a little dark so you must master the exposure in post processing to be sure not having too much noise.

@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын

Not hard to predict at all. Light travels in straight lines and is very predictable. I personally don’t like how the flash bender lights a subject and would much rather the light and shadow dimension of bouncing. The images are slightly underexposed because I didn’t check the histogram when shooting, but not a big deal really and definitely not underexposed enough to cause a noticeable difference in noise.

@sexysilversurfer 3 жыл бұрын

Do a video with a wall/ceiling colour that’s not white, what is the procedure in that scenario?

@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын

Not good, like I said. :) you really can’t bounce flash in a room like that. I’ll do another video on OCF that is better for that kind of room

@symzg5995 3 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed the vid. Just one thing (and this is not criticism) wouldn't it be better to shoot the flash on manual so that the pics are consistent and easier to edit???

@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын

Not when you’re in a real event, moving around closer and further from your light source, and even switching rooms :)

@symzg5995 3 жыл бұрын

@@VanessaJoy so would you still use ttl for ocf as well???

@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын

Symz G if I’m using it in a hall during an event, yes :)

@vinhsanity 3 жыл бұрын

I do the same thing and if I bounce off walls I have them turn towards the wall I’m bouncing off of.

@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@maeu59 6 ай бұрын

Im assuming your camera is on manual but I’m confused on the settings, at one point you said your settings are 1600-200 ISO, 2.5 aperture and 200 shutter, but the shots you take here are at 200 ISO, is that because those were the settings for this particular room?

@VanessaJoy 6 ай бұрын

I only shot like that because this was broad daylight ☺️ you’d usually use this in a dark environment so I was letting you know my settings for that typical location vs what I had to shoot with that day

@maeu59 6 ай бұрын

So your camera is on manual and the flash is TTL?

@VanessaJoy 6 ай бұрын

@@maeu59 yup

@maeu59 6 ай бұрын

@@VanessaJoybeing this was a stationary subject could you have used a slower shutter speed to compensate for a slower lens?

@stevei3471 3 жыл бұрын

What strap is that??

@MrGeorgephadel 3 жыл бұрын

So if you have a black ceiling what would you do?

@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын

Video coming on that soon :)

@edenconnell4322 2 жыл бұрын

@@VanessaJoy Keen as to see this video is this live by any chance?

@michaelsparkskeegan1597 3 жыл бұрын

To be fair many times you don't have that much ambient light in the venue especially as the reception progresses. Since shutter speed controls the room exposure you will rarely be able to shoot at 1/200th especially after the DJ turns down the lights. Just my 2 cents.

@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын

yes... which is what I said in the beginning :-)

@dkeithcollins 3 жыл бұрын

I think it would be really hard to take a bad picture of Julyanna!

@brucesmith9144 3 жыл бұрын

Except when the light source comes from the opposite side she was facing. That was a good demonstration how effective keeping your subject looking into the light. Really opened up her eyes and face.

@michaelscoots 3 жыл бұрын

You actually don’t need to be at 1/200 especially in dark venues. Look at your meter in the view finder. If you’re not reading any ambient you can slow things down. I often drop down to 1/15 (no lower) so long as I’m not picking up the room light. Also, working exclusively in TTL will fry out your flash quickly. Find the comparable manual setting - save your flash and battery life.

@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын

I have zero problems with my flash battery life. And my weddings are typically uplit and pin-spotted and I some want to kill the ambient light and turn the very expensive lighting they paid for in the room, into a blackout. so a slow shutter speed will absolutely give motion blur to the background and any fast moving subject being that I believe in capturing the ambience of the room they worked so hard on. 😊

@darrenhollins10 3 жыл бұрын

Hello @michaelscoots for the uninformed can you you explain to me why using TTL will fry your flash quickly or drain your battery life?

@VanessaJoy 3 жыл бұрын

@@darrenhollins10 bc it fires a pre-flash to measure the light so it will drain your battery faster, but not that crazy

@wanneske1969 3 жыл бұрын

The ceiling appears very high in this building :-(

@fatfro1 3 жыл бұрын

You look hot in this video. I mean temperature wise.

@Emulives Жыл бұрын

auto WB from that R5 is really bad .

@VanessaJoy Жыл бұрын

I love it

@jkahn923 2 жыл бұрын

You use on camera flash 99% of events?

@VanessaJoy 2 жыл бұрын

Yup

@rashad9014 3 жыл бұрын

2:11 any mid range cell phone can take better picture in this scenario even without flash

@brianknight7208 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure the point is to show you what the flash is doing. First example being no flash at all. If you took a picture with the camera on full auto, no flash, then you could fairly compare that to a cell phone pic.

@moealyasini2784 3 жыл бұрын

I agree !! This is completely wrong ! Seems like she did not even check her photos and just wanted to pump a video out before her weeding.. also it’s just a SPEEDLITE.. those ceilings are too high up and too far back to be bouncing speedlite. Either use a strobe or use a dome to fill up your subject.. also the yellow is clearly from that wall behind the girl

@shaungibbs7400 3 жыл бұрын

Then show us all how it should be done with a mid-range cell phone without flash in a high ceiling venue like that. Then do it at an actual wedding with your mid range cell phone. Can't wait see your photos.