Flash in what direction?

[TMG1961]

When you use flash for outdoor macro photos in what direction do you point the flash? Is it pointing in the same direction as the lens and if so in what angle? Or do you turn it away from the subject?

 

[Jack]

When you use flash for outdoor macro photos in what direction do you point the flash? Is it pointing in the same direction as the lens and if so in what angle? Or do you turn it away from the subject?

The Flash should be pointed directly to the subject, as you want the subject to be in focus and enough light. you also might consider having a diffuser as well.

I believe MinitecaPhotographie or Yohanna_D can give some advise as well.

 

[MinitecaPhotographie]

The most important is the diffuser. If you make a good one you would avoid a lot of lighting problems

 

[MinitecaPhotographie]

Thats what the cap is, think it is called an omnibounce, it came with the meike mk320

I've got the same flash on ly OM-D e-m10 Mk3 and for sure the cap isn't enough to diffuse correctly the light.

 

[MinitecaPhotographie]

Here is mine

 

[Vimes]

At the moment i am using the cap that came with the flash. I am not good at making things with my hands.

A tight fitting cap won’t do you any good, I think. You need to enlarge the plane. There are cheap diffusers on ebay and amazon that at least give you some support.

 

[TMG1961]

The Flash should be pointed directly to the subject, as you want the subject to be in focus and enough light. you also might consider having a diffuser as well.

I believe MinitecaPhotographie or Yohanna_D can give some advise as well.

Thank you. Still trying to get used to using a flash. Sometimes even with it at 1/128 the photos are completely overexposed at f/8 or f/11 with 1/160 sec and ISO 100. And when i then turn the flash down for next photo it is under exposed. Same light, same camera settings. I don't have a clue why. Felt like ripping the flash of camera and throw it in the bin or smashing it with a hammer this afternoon.

 

[Jack]

Thank you. Still trying to get used to using a flash. Sometimes even with it at 1/128 the photos are completely overexposed at f/8 or f/11 with 1/160 sec and ISO 100. And when i then turn the flash down for next photo it is under exposed. Same light, same camera settings. I don't have a clue why. Felt like ripping the flash of camera and throw it in the bin or smashing it with a hammer this afternoon.

Alright, you need to make changes on your flash, having it set on auto mode it doesn’t always work. You should set the brightness yourself. I had same issue before.

So go into flash setting and play with brightness, if the photo is under exposed, you should bring the brightness up .

 

[TMG1961]

Alright, you need to make changes on your flash, having it set on auto mode it doesn’t always work. You should set the brightness yourself. I had same issue before.

So go into flash setting and play with brightness, if the photo is under exposed, you should bring the brightness up .

I have the flash in manual mode. Problem is that if i have over a exposed photo and i turn power of flash down 1 setting it is under exposed. I tried using the EV compensation settings but that didn't work either. That is why i thought i might be aiming the flash wrong and asked the question.

 

[Jack]

I have the flash in manual mode. Problem is that if i have over exposed photo and i turn power of flash doen 1 setting it is under exposed. I tried using the EV compensation settings but that didn't work either. That is why i thought i might be aiming the flash wrong and asked the question.

Have you tried to have your flash on auto mode, adjusting the brightness and set your camera to manual mode as well ?