Attended a great seminar in San Francisco on creative use of on-camera flash with Neil van Niekerk. I love using natural light, but a professional photographer should be able to get the highest quality shots from any environment – so effective knowledge and use of flash is a must. (For me, effective flash shots are those where the viewer can’t tell flash was used…)
Here’s a few pics of Bethany, one of the great models, that I worked up in Photoshop. Couldn’t resist putting a few texture layers on the one shot just off Union Square!
Some of these outside shots used a Canon 580 flash bounced off a near-by building (say 15′ away) for effective fill-flash. Complete eye-opener!
An excellent session – opened my eyes to the use of on-camera flash and all things tupperware I’ll be making gels, foamie-things and practicing the techniques. Thanks Neil!

Love making grungy images!