With so many difusser out there, which one do you think is the best for indoor events like Weddings?
Just happened last friday when I was covering a wedding event, my lightsphere stumpled from the speedlight.:bsmilie:
Bounch off ceiling give bad effect as the ceiling is WOOD:dunno:
If it's going to be a fast-paced event at a crowded place with a lot of jostling, use the Sto-Fen Omnibounce. Gary Fong products tend to be too easily knocked off, and it's a real hassle (not to mention really unglam) having to pick up the parts and fumble while you're trying to stick it back onto your flashgun again.
weddings - for posed portraits in bedroom/house, i can afford myself the time and luxury of using the lightsphere. on the go, it's usually the stofen, the in-built bounce card or just bouncing off walls and ceilings. i've never used full-on frontal flash sans diffuser.
and a lightsphere knocked off the flash and landing unceremoniously on the ground a few feet from you makes for a very embarrassing scene.... been there, done that.
i've used both the lightsphere and stofen.
i still feel that stofen is so much better to use during events. its light, it small and when you hang the camera down, it doesnt hit your face.
i will only use gary fong when i need to get really soft shadows and i have lots of space to move around. either that or i have to makeshift a studio setting without the lights and backdrop. but it doesnt happen often. its good to have, but events, the stofen. my settings are roughly f5, 1/50, ISO 500 and up, wb at cloudy.
my lightsphere doesnt drop out so often cos im using a 580 EX II. have to squeeze a little, but it keeps the grip in.:bsmilie:
definably,Will using a good diffuser make me a better photographer? :embrass:
Just happened last friday when I was covering a wedding event, my lightsphere stumpled from the speedlight.:bsmilie:
Bounch off ceiling give bad effect as the ceiling is WOOD:dunno: