JRN 420 In- Class Bounce Flash

Spending the class experimenting with bounce flash was fun and I learned a bunch of things. First of all, you can bounce off of just about anything: ceiling, walls, posters, tile, and...the inside of an elevator. I learned that the subject should not be able to see the flash of the strobe, otherwise it ends in flat light. Bounce flash works best where it is needed: i.e. use bounce flash where there is not a ton of ambient or natural light. Bouncing off of colored objects will act as a gel for your strobe. Also, be sure your strobe is on the correct ISO, that it is at a wide aperture, and that it is zoomed in all the way.