There should be photography section.

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 2:39 pm

See there were two Flashes with umbrellas on either side of the group so don't know why there is a shadow on the left. I'm just thinking that the flashes went on and then my camera took the pic late. (?)

bennyboy · Post by **bennyboy** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 2:43 pm

Nitin, I use a Bowens set up at the gallery and I trigger them with the camera, wirelessly.
There is a nack and a 'right way' to do it, the simplest I have found for what I do is to have the IR sensors on the guns on (obv), and have the flash on the camera set to manual, then just reduce it down to 128th or maybe 64th power. It slightly confusing for noobs as its different to how you trigger the slave nikon flashes etc, but it works perfectly.
I have plenty of tips for light placement etc but the post could get pretty long! If you want to call me/drop in the gallery on your day off I can show you the setup, or by all means bring yours up and we can try different configs etc.

HTH

bennyboy · Post by **bennyboy** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 2:44 pm

Do your flash guns have a beep function when triggered?

EDIT: Just re read your post, sounds like a sync issue. Could be one flash not set up properly, camera itself not on the ideal setting, or there is more ambient light around so you need the flash output from the camera a bit higher, maybe 32nd or so. (You keep it low so as not to influence the pic, just trigger the guns

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nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 2:51 pm

Ben, when is the best time to come?? I am free on Thursdays and Fridays. The set up I got is this one:

bennyboy · Post by **bennyboy** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 2:54 pm

I am quite busy this Thursday as I am doing a careers evening at a local school so I'll be getting stuff sorted for that, but feel free to drop in on Friday if you like mate.

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 2:56 pm

Nice one, I will give you a message on Thursday night to confirm.

Shiny · Post by **Shiny** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 4:22 pm

Bloody hell Nitin, that is a fair bit of kit to take a picture of your car

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 4:34 pm

Shiny wrote:Bloody hell Nitin, that is a fair bit of kit to take a picture of your car

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 6:40 pm

its more about where you place the flashes nits rather than anything else dont know what are you expecting the flash to do?

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Mon Nov 12, 2012 6:52 pm

mercutio wrote:its more about where you place the flashes nits rather than anything else dont know what are you expecting the flash to do?

Was expecting them to be something like this:

Like I said, I am a noob so need lots of practice and all the tips from Pros on here.