New Lighting set up

[Stephen F]

I thought I would let you guys see what happens when I read a camera instruction book. For a couple of years now I have been using my D70 on a tripod, a pair of work lights, and my white board/ tracing paper light box. Lights are OK, but I have to shoot at c. 1/4 sec to get depth of field and low iso.

For 3 years now I have had an SB800 flash gun, and just the other day whilst reading the manuals of both the camera and flash I worked out how to trigger the flash remotely.

This means I can mount my Flash on a tripod inplace of my work lights at the back of the light box. The camera is manually set to 1/250 and f22, so no tripod and more flexibility. Flash is triggered wirelessly with the camera in commander mode ..... a couple of test shots to get the position of the flash right and he presto ..... a very versatile lighting set up I have had for over 2 years and didn't know .... next time I'll read the instructions straight away!

This is my first attempt with this set up ... 10 mins and 6 shots, 1 hour in Elements 3. Not being tied to a tripos speeds things up without a doubt.



Cheers,

Stephen