Miniature bouncecard for the built-in flash

When shooting party pictures with flash, you either bounce the light off the ceiling or use a home-made better bouncecard. However, what if you want a similar effect with the camera's built-in flash?

Here is a simple solution that I came up with. Compared to the mini softboxes and similar accessories that you can buy online for the built-in flash, it is more robust, much cheaper (2€) and very compact. Read more...

2008-07-28 10:57 50mm f/4 1/25s ISO100

I consider this to be the best picture I have taken so far. Ironically, it was taken during my first shooting ever, only a few days after I had bought my first DSLR. Natural light only.

2008-07-28 16:09 24mm f/2.8 1/30s ISO100

A peaceful moment, sunlight streaming through the windows. In a nearby room, three other people were hectically taking turns shooting with the pro flash equipment we had rented.

2008-07-28 10:59 21mm f/4 1/100s ISO100

Taken at the CS computer lab. My best RAW conversion experience ever - in the original picture, the (indirect) flash could not compete against the daylight and left her face almost completely dark. Note to self: Next time, double-check that you're using f/2.8 to make the flash brighter.