So I am taking pictures at some important guys huge house where he is having a dinner blah blah blah.

So since these pictures aren't for me and it is only a 2 hour gig just wanted to know what you guys think about the way I light my other photos. I like them because thats how I like my pictures and everyone else likes them but they might just be being nice. So here are some examples of how I shoot. I point my flash at the ceiling and let the light come down...
http://static.flickr.com/47/136322007_3969ddbb4b.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/54/136310063_033ce452dc.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/50/136263679_2f23d180b3.jpg

 

I'd say they look about as good as they are going to get using just available light and a bounced flash. Anything else, you'd need to lug along a lighting kit.

One thing you may try, but find not as useful as just bouncing, would be to use a Sto-Fen softbox on your flash, and then light it more directly. But it will most likely give the same result.

Good pics!

 

You definitely need a diffuser. The shadow on the first one is pretty distracting.

Mike

 

Lighting looks good JJ.

 

I have one of those and like to use it only problem is that when I use it I can't use the zoom because my camera automatically switches to manual zoom and won't go as far. but this should be close quarters tonight so around 8 I will post the pics I took today hopefully they come out good.

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeyus...7594140571675/

Here some are.
Weird thing is they look so much more vivid in raw form but when I convert them to jpeg they look almost chalky or dim?

 

Straight from Raw: http://static.flickr.com/52/150120940_b5c0dcc65a_b.jpg

After Raw being tweeked again in adobe: http://static.flickr.com/44/150126401_e639084c82_b.jpg