Originally posted by MPrince You can take pictures of pretty flowers: You can turn day into night (with the help of a neutral density filter): You can do split lighting portraits: You can emulate the cover to the "Meet the Beatles" album:
Thanks for sharing this, those are interesting photos. Ideas added to the first post
Originally posted by 6BQ5 multi-pulse strobing
I have no idea what it is !!! is that HSS ?
Originally posted by Outis You can make people look like Jesus. Find a dark, preferably slightly dusty environment, stick the flash right behind their head, and have them hold their arms out in that particularly Jesus-y way.
It sounds fun, I'll try that for sure ^^
Originally posted by RAART Soon after you get your first flash you will discover that you will need a few more and wireless triggers, and then you will start to discover the strobist world, you just reading about. With the time your photography skills will improve with better understanding of light, shapes and shadows. My suggestion is to look right away for cheap wireless triggers and as some suggested above the Yongnuo flashes. Soon you will find out that there is no options for HSS with wireless triggers and do not worry about it. Everyone hope is that at some point we will get those for Pentax P-TTL but you will learn also to adapt to live without... You are on the right path with Strobist web page and there is plenty of videos on the you tube to help you about, just do not make mistake and look for expensive flashes however you will need one at least to use it on the camera and I recommend the Metz. Look for 58 series or new 64, though I do not had it or maybe 52. Other flashes just get Yongnuo or Cactus, maybe Godox too, depending on your budget. You have great reviews here of those systems. Here is a just quick sample using only one flash and wireless trigger while I did not had anything else with me and had to improvise in the wild... an older friend who wanted to have pictures while hiking and he asked me for a favor but as it day was setting already I had to use flash to light him up as we were in the forest on the edge of cliff and he wanted the background to be visible. Just remember one flash, off camera used here...
wow, thanks for your experience ^^ I'm thinking about a Metz 58 and a wireless trigger (don't know what brand to choose yet)
Originally posted by teoprome what can you do with light? (real question)
yeah, the real question,I'll remeber that ^^ thanks a lot, it'd help for sure !