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WillieCWillieC Registered Users Posts: 25 Big grins
edited January 21, 2010 in Accessories
Im just recently got into flash photography
im shooting a fashion tonight for to help my school fundraise
i have 2 flashs a canon 430ex and a 380ex
the 380 dosnt work off camera with my flash triggers for some reason

so what do you think i should do..just use one flash on camera on like 1/2 power or what?
anything will help

thanks

-William

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    ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 23,830 moderator
    edited January 21, 2010
    The surest thing is to just use the single flash on the camera but I do recommend an indirect flash using a modifier of some sort.

    The easiest is to bounce the flash off the ceiling and use a fill card. As long as you don't have terribly high ceilings it works pretty well.

    Here is a page with one method, but anything similar should work.

    http://www.abetterbouncecard.com/abbc-ultimate-bounce-card/

    I sometimes just use an index card attached to the flash with a rubber band. Don't be afraid to bend the card back if shooting very close to the subject.
    ziggy53
    Moderator of the Cameras and Accessories forums
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    WillieCWillieC Registered Users Posts: 25 Big grins
    edited January 21, 2010
    thanks ziggy
    i ended up just using my 430ex on the hot shoe of my camera
    heres one shot i got
    770363675_QyETv-M-1.jpg
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