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Portrait mode + flash Anonymous
Aside from hiring a hobo to hold my flash or holding it like this guy is doing, what are my options to still have the flash above my camera?

I've got a portrait grip so that's fine but then my flash is sideways and casts a well, sideway shadow on my subject.
>> Butterfly !xlgRMYva6s
strap it to the top of your head with tape?
>> Blackadder !!bSWRwu/NqzQ
A flash bracket, natch.
>> Blackadder !!bSWRwu/NqzQ
>>113669

Actually, do this. Take pictures of yourself while doing it too.
>> Anonymous
Is there a more elegant solution? :f
>> Anonymous
>>113672

see

>>113670

They are made specifically to fix your problem.

/thread.
>> Anonymous
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>>113670

Okay, embarassing but I didn't know they made such things.

Checked on B&H, seems to be expensive. Kind of a bummer for a one time thing. Fuck.
>> Blackadder !!bSWRwu/NqzQ
>>113674

They'll also add a bit of weight to your kit too as they are solid metal frames, so remember that if you are holding it for a long time.

You'll have to get the right one for your camera so the buttons aren't blocked or the grip or feel of it ruined.

The Chinese (as always) produce copies of the brand names and appear on eBay and else where.
>> Anonymous
>>113674
Wow, I've never seen one that simple.

It's probably worth it, unless this really is just a "one time thing," which it probably isn't, unless you're 99% a landscape photographer or something like that. Shooting a vertically framed photograph with a flash sounds pretty common.

I know two pros, and they both have these really nice ones where the camera snaps back and forth inside the frame, with the flash being held steady directly vertical above. They've also got little mini-stands on the bottom, so you can set it on the table without the weight of a big, fast L zoom bringing it crashing down, or use it like a tripod. And little bubble-levels somewhere on the frame; I forget where.
>> Blackadder !!bSWRwu/NqzQ
>>113678

A stroboflip would do that kind of thing. You can get all sorts of custom ones now though.
>> Anonymous
>>113678It's probably worth it, unless this really is just a "one time thing,"

Yeah, it is. The flash is rented and I got the extension cord. I should've asked myself what it was for because holding it by hand didn't make much sense.

The place doesn't rent out brackets I don't think. Fuck, I'm on short notice too. Guess I'll ask someone to hold it. I'm not going to be moving anyway.
>> Anonymous
>>113682
hire a hobo. they're pretty cheap since they'll drink monarch.
>> Jeremo !iKGMr61IHM
If you have a nikon with CLS... then use it wireless

if not then use a cord or pocketwizard

Hobos are money, hire a mexican kid.
>> Anonymous
>>113715

Read the thread. The problem wasn't getting it to fire, it was holding the flash some place other than the hotshoe.
>> Jeremo !iKGMr61IHM
>>113742

Read my post dipshit, none of those options require you to fire the flash from the shoe.

Both of those are options to have the flashgun off camera and off hotshoe.
>> Anonymous
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He's just using the portrait handle and corded flash so he can be prepared for Ninja attack.

I couldn't get this image out of my head when I saw his pose lol...

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>> Anonymous
>>113743

Valid options for firing the flash, sure.

But the fucking obvious solution was a flash bracket.
>> Jeremo !iKGMr61IHM
>>113748

Not just valid ways to fire the flash, valid ways to have the flash at a place other than the hotshoe.

Obvious thing to do for you was to STFU since you can't even grasp basic reading comprehension.
>> Anonymous
/me sighs

"If you have a nikon with CLS... then use it wireless

if not then use a cord or pocketwizard"

That's great to fire the flash off the hotshoe. But how the FUCK is he going to hold it properly?

Look at this fucking question:

"Aside from hiring a hobo to hold my flash or holding it like this guy is doing, what are my options to still have the flash above my camera?"

Shut the fuck up, the thread was over already at>>113682

The answer was flash bracket, thanks for playing. The price is wrong, bitch.
>> Jeremo !iKGMr61IHM
Ninja Styles motherfucker!

>>The price is wrong, bitch.


Fuck you cunt. Don't you dare quote Happy Gilmore.
>> Si
J'Mo

I think you missed the point. All good. I still love you.
>> Jeremo !iKGMr61IHM
>>113770

Yeah, i think i've missed it too. hehehe.

Wanna grab dinner?
>> Anonymous
>>113783

You never ask me to dinner. ;____;
>> Anonymous
>>113667
Another obvious solution is to put a flash diffuser on top. I think there's a Tony Feng (yeah I'm a noob) thing you can put on your flash that will greatly diffuse the light. It's nice to have, fills out the subject nicely, and it doesn't matter anymore if your flash is on top or on the side. And it's no more than a flash bracket is, either.
>> Blackadder !!bSWRwu/NqzQ
>>113958

Gary Fong Lightsphere, perhaps?

It's one idea, but I still think a flash bracket has it's place as they will give different results.
>> Anonymous
I have this one. The Flash stays in place and the camera flips. I have a D200 with the battery grip and it's a bit tight but it works well.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rotating-Camera-Flash-Bracket-for-Nikon-Digital-SLRs_W0QQitemZ230211340237QQihZ0
13QQcategoryZ64354QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>> Anonymous
>>113961
Pardon my noobness, yes, the lightsphere. I've thought about getting a bracket, too, but "all" it does is change the location of the flash. The original issue was the shadow directionality, which would be solved by a lightsphere. for what OP is talking about, a lightsphere is a good idea. Though you are of course right that the specific issue would be solved by a bracket, which is a nice thing to have.