Bouncing flash

bounce flash technique by churl.

I was at dinner with the other residents, and everyone was asking me why I was shooting with the flash aimed at the ceiling, and with an index card rubber banded to my flash. I took these shots to show why.

The top part is direct flash, with sharp, harsh shadows. The lower image is with the bounce, and it looks much better, I think.

I don't get a lot of chances to shoot people, so I revel in dinners like this where I can get all my gear together and no one really minds.