Flash photo a day

f4.5 – 1/180 – Speedlight with shoot-through umbrella coming from top left. I used my pentax 85-200mm lens from the 1980’s. It’s a manual focus/aperture lens – so that’s fun!

1/180 – speedlight with mini-softbox coming from top right side. First photo using my new extension tubes. This one is just my 50mm lens with all three extension tubes added. Extension tubes allow for getting a bit closer than normal.

1/180 – First photo using a Pentax 80-200mm lens from the 80’s. I purchased an adapter to use this lens on my Canon camera. The focus and aperature are all manual – but the results are stunning. I love the background effect I get – the background was the neighbor’s yards.

f8.0 – 1/180 – Speedlight flagged off coming from back left. Mini soft-box as reflector on front right. Second speedlight unmodified aimed at background.

f8.0 – 1/180 – Speedlight with no modifier coming from below and behind subject.

f4.0 – 1/180 – Speedlight with blue gel below table aimed at background.

F4.0 – 1/180 – Speedlight with honeycomb grid coming from back left side. White reflector on right side. Christmas tree in background.

1/80 – Free-lensing with 50mm lens – using reversal ring to mount lens backwards. Speedlight with mini-softbox coming from top left. Close-up of Pentax K1000 camera.

f6.7 – 1/180 – Speedlight handheld with mini-softbox on the bottom right side of this light fixture.