Other Applications; Taking Pictures With Bounce Lighting - Panasonic LUMIX DMW-FL500 Bedienungsanleitung

Other Applications

Taking pictures with bounce lighting

≥ Bounce light photography is a technique which
uses the reflected light from a ceiling or a wall
onto which the light emitted from a flash unit
has been directed.
≥ If the flash is aimed directly at the front of the
subject when the portrait of a person is to be
taken, for instance, strong shadows may form
or the person's skin and other areas may
appear whitish and indistinct.
≥ However, if the bounce light technique is used
at times like this, the strong shadows can be
minimized and the subject captured naturally.
1 While holding down the bounce
unlock button, turn the flash
head so that it is pointing in the
desired direction.
90°
≥ At the locked position, change the
direction while holding down the bounce
unlock button.
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90°
180°
7°
2 Point the flash at the ceiling or
other reflective surface, and take
the photo.
≥ The flash working range and optimum
camera to subject distance do not appear
on the display panel.
≥ When the lighting angle is set to [ZOOM]
(auto), the zoom value appears on the
display panel as [--] and 25 mm [135
camera (35 mm film conversion): 50 mm]
is set.
≥ The lighting angle can be changed
manually. (P25)
≥ When the [TEST/CHARGE] button is pushed,
the [AUTO CHECK] lamp lights, and whether or
not the firing is appropriate can be verified.
(This is possible only when [AUTO] is
established as the flash mode.)
≥ If the surface (such as the ceiling or walls) off
which the light from the flash is to be reflected
is coloured, this may affect the photo images.
Choose a surface which is white or off-white as
the reflecting surface.