Canon 580ex speedlite flash through portable softbox
March 31, 2008
Filed under FLASH, LIGHTING, PHOTO GEAR, PHOTOGRAPHY, SPEEDLITES
I shot some new photos with the speedlites and the softbox :
click continue for more photos and flash set-up images.
Flash is set on ETTL , compensated between 1/3 and 2/3, ambient is underexposed by one stop on the portrait below the set-up shots :
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