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FstoplifeFstoplife Registered Users Posts: 190 Major grins
edited July 24, 2010 in Weddings
So I guess this goes with my other question and mods if this has to be moved please do, I am not sure if this is the right place but I did a first birthday party and here are a couple of the shots I snapped, would these be acceptable as event photos? What do I need to improve on? I used a speedlight, bounced to the ceiling.

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Thanks for any C+C!!!! Of course I will be cropping them to whatever size she needs.
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    mpauliempaulie Registered Users Posts: 303 Major grins
    edited July 21, 2010
    I would say yes! These all look very nice, I shot the wedding reception the same way with flash pointed up to the ceiling.
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    FstoplifeFstoplife Registered Users Posts: 190 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2010
    Thank you!!! It was so hard figuring out what to shoot aside from people dancing, and let me tell you, every single person was on the dance floor, so I went around and just kept snapping, looking for shots that capture emotions, that will help keep the memories.
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    QarikQarik Registered Users Posts: 4,959 Major grins
    edited July 23, 2010
    flash directly at the ceiling can sometimes give dark circles around the eyes like in the last shot since all the light is comeing down ..just a tiny bit of forward flash (from the pull out card) or some diffuser will help this. If you go straight bounce then you need to bounce partly off a wall/ceiling combos behind or to the side so that you get some forward directintional light. It's not much of an issue in your shots here but something to keep in mind.
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    FstoplifeFstoplife Registered Users Posts: 190 Major grins
    edited July 24, 2010
    Qarik wrote: »
    flash directly at the ceiling can sometimes give dark circles around the eyes like in the last shot since all the light is comeing down ..just a tiny bit of forward flash (from the pull out card) or some diffuser will help this. If you go straight bounce then you need to bounce partly off a wall/ceiling combos behind or to the side so that you get some forward directintional light. It's not much of an issue in your shots here but something to keep in mind.


    by pullout card do you mean the diffuser thing over the flash??

    Thanks, it was my first event and i was so nervous because I had no idea what to shoot!!
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    MadmodMadmod Registered Users Posts: 66 Big grins
    edited July 24, 2010
    http://www.lumiquest.com/products/80-20.htm

    Something like this might help if you don't have the pull out card on your flash.
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