Thursday, March 20, 2008

Let there be LIGHT...

Yippee!! It came!! I got my speedlight today!! My dh waiting at home all day for it for me!! I tried it out last night... I have no clue what I am doing. Any tips or pointers for me? I need to do some research and learn the tricks to it. TFL!!

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430EX for my Canon dRebel XT... I sure hope I like this thing!!

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Had to lighten this one just a bit, I was working on making it not look so flashy. And getting one of ds sitting still is challenging! It was late last night, gloomy out so no natural light what so ever.

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And then dh wanted to give it a try, he did good with this one. I like it.

13 comments:

Margaret said...

Fun new toy! I have the 430EX, too. I'm still not that good at using it, but I always try to bounce it when I use it. I have a Lightsphere, too.

Debbi said...

How fun! Let me know the tricks once you learn them - I'd be completely lost! Have fun learning and playing!

Alexis said...

Yay! That's so exciting! I don't really have any tips except that I agree with margaret -- bounce it whenever you can!

C said...

Yah for you!! :) Can't wait to see more ;) I LOVE that picture of you! He did an AWESOME job taking a picture, and of a pretty lady. :)

Anonymous said...

Yay for you. I got mine a couple of weeks ago and still figuring it out. Nice shot of you.

Becky said...

I got mine for Mother's Day last year and still don't know what I'm doing! I have no idea what the buttons on it do. The only thing I have learned is to bounce it. Your DH did great with that shot of you!

Ginnie said...

No tips... just play with it a lot. You'll get it figured out in no time.

Bobbi said...

Oh yay! You will love it, it is such a big help when needed :) You both did great with it!

Tori said...

Congrats on your new toy! I have this same flash and I absolutely LOVE it! If you do a search on 2peas for flash you'll probably come up with lots of links. And there's a monster thread on ILP about dragging the shutter which is fantastic.

Looks like hubby did a great job!

Angela2932 said...

It'll be fun to read your experiences with it as you learn it! Looks like something (only for Nikon) that I'll be putting on my Christmas list:) The photo of you is wonderful, and I really like the coloring in the picture of your son.

Yvonne said...

Great pictures of you and your son! Can't help you with figuring out the new toy, but sure sounds exciting!!

Jason said...

Cool new toy, good shots!

Suzy said...

I'm so jeleous!! Enjoy your new flash! Oh yea nd your so beautiful, your dh did a great job to!