Hand Holding Technique

Day 5 of 365
Exposure 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture f/3.2
Focal Length 55 mm
ISO Speed 640
Flash camera right 1/64 power

I chose to try a hand holding technique that I learned from a book. It's a method of having off camera flash while hand holding. My right hand holds the camera and presses the trigger while my left hand holds the flash. The thing that makes this technique interesting is that my left arm is wrapped under the camera to give the camera stability. I looked a little like a pretzel when taking the picture, but I think the off camera results are worth it. So if you see me at a wedding wrapping my arms around myself you will know why.

Tree Flash

Tree Flash

Winter photography brings some unique situations when snow is present. The creative side of me wondered what it would look like when the shutter was left open for 1 second and had a speedlight shine from behind a tree. The affect was much more dramatic when the light was aimed toward the ground through the tree. The way it illuminates the snow on the ground is almost spooky.