Indoor family Christmas photoshoot?

[ababysean]

YIKES!
I am used to shooting outdoors.
I just agreed to take a photo of a family in their home, since she has a newborn and doesnt want to go to the park in the cold (i'm in florida, it is low 60's, but anyways) I'm not sure exactly how to do this.
I have a SB-600 and a cheapie radio trigger and an umbrella.
YIKES! again
any suggestions or tips?

 

[GeorgieGirl]

Practice.

What is the composition/style idea? Have you been to the location yet???

 

[Blake.Oney]

I must have posted this about 3-4 times already in thread similar to this so if anyone is tired of it, I'm sorry lol.

This was at 1/10 shutter speed on a tri pod. Indoor shots are doable without a flash, I just had to shot A LOT to get a shot where no one moved even a little. With your flash you could just bounce it and get nice even lighting. Or if you want to do off camera lighting and have time you could order the impact 60" umbrella from BH for $30. A lot of people will say that it's too big for a sb600, but regardless it will still throw a big soft light.

 

[ababysean]

it is tomorrow, I have a 43" umbrella.

I think I'm just going to try to bounce my flash.
3 young boys (under 3) blah.
We will see what happens.

 

[ababysean]

Is that you? lol

 

[GeorgieGirl]

Ok so take the umbrella and the light and see how it goes. I wish for you a sunny and warm day so that you can get outside and manage a fast shutter for any of little ones that wiggle.

 

[lyonsroar]

I just did this on Thursday. What a nightmare! They told me they wanted some Christmas card shots. OK, fine. In front of the bushes outside? Oh no, it's too cold. OK, I'll make a space inside. No one was cooperative. They made it into a big joke. I think I got maybe 4 usable pictures. Here I was thinking they wanted a nice picture for Christmas cards...

Make sure that the family actually wants legitimate pictures or you're just wasting your time. That's my advice.

Here's a couple of the ones I think turned out OK. I was using an old Vivitar flash that I have no idea how to use...

Aunt and baby cousin (look at the camera!!!!)

Candid of my bro.

 

[mrpink]

it is tomorrow, I have a 43" umbrella.

I think I'm just going to try to bounce my flash.
3 young boys (under 3) blah.
We will see what happens.

Set everything up using the parents only. Then, when you get your lighting and camera set- bring in the young ones and spray and pray.

Bring a piece of white poster board to use as a bounce fill.

Don't go any lower than f/5.6 or DOF is going to be a huge issue.







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[reznap]

If they're standing in front of a window or there is a TV near them, beware that you'll see some obvious flash glare on the television and the reflection of the softbox/umbrella in the windows..

I learned that one the hard way

 

[Geaux]

Couldn't you just bounce it off their ceiling and use it on camera? I've noticed if you angle it 45 degrees behind you, it lights the subjects well.

 

[sobolik]

YIKES!
I am used to shooting outdoors.
I just agreed to take a photo of a family in their home, since she has a newborn and doesnt want to go to the park in the cold (i'm in florida, it is low 60's, but anyways) I'm not sure exactly how to do this.
I have a SB-600 and a cheapie radio trigger and an umbrella.
YIKES! again
any suggestions or tips?

"I have a SB-600 and a cheapie radio trigger and an umbrella."

Leave them at home and just use a bounce flash and camera. Diffused light indoors is less troublesome than out door light. I shoot outdoors all the time and never obsess over reinventing the universe. i,e, reinventing light. Likewise I don't obsess over it indoors. It's not that complicated. Use bounce flash. And then PP them after.

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

YIKES!
I am used to shooting outdoors.
I just agreed to take a photo of a family in their home, since she has a newborn and doesnt want to go to the park in the cold (i'm in florida, it is low 60's, but anyways) I'm not sure exactly how to do this.
I have a SB-600 and a cheapie radio trigger and an umbrella.
YIKES! again
any suggestions or tips?

"I have a SB-600 and a cheapie radio trigger and an umbrella."

Leave them at home and just use a bounce flash and camera. Diffused light indoors is less troublesome than out door light. I shoot outdoors all the time and never obsess over reinventing the universe. i,e, reinventing light. Likewise I don't obsess over it indoors. It's not that complicated. Use bounce flash. And then PP them after.

You should post some examples of your work.

 

[GeneralBenson]

YIKES!
I am used to shooting outdoors.
I just agreed to take a photo of a family in their home, since she has a newborn and doesnt want to go to the park in the cold (i'm in florida, it is low 60's, but anyways) I'm not sure exactly how to do this.
I have a SB-600 and a cheapie radio trigger and an umbrella.
YIKES! again
any suggestions or tips?

"I have a SB-600 and a cheapie radio trigger and an umbrella."

Leave them at home and just use a bounce flash and camera. Diffused light indoors is less troublesome than out door light. I shoot outdoors all the time and never obsess over reinventing the universe. i,e, reinventing light. Likewise I don't obsess over it indoors. It's not that complicated. Use bounce flash. And then PP them after.

You should post some examples of your work.

Hahahaha. Yeah, that's bad advice.

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

"I have a SB-600 and a cheapie radio trigger and an umbrella."

Leave them at home and just use a bounce flash and camera. Diffused light indoors is less troublesome than out door light. I shoot outdoors all the time and never obsess over reinventing the universe. i,e, reinventing light. Likewise I don't obsess over it indoors. It's not that complicated. Use bounce flash. And then PP them after.

You should post some examples of your work.

Hahahaha. Yeah, that's bad advice.

Sorry, I used up my "Thanks" for the day.

 

[phiya]

If you want pretty even lighting your SB-600 can perform well bounced off of the ceiling. If you want to balance light from a window, or create a more dramatic (not so even) effect, you can get it off camera and use that umbrella for softening as needed. I find that indoors a flash bounced off a relatively even and not extremely high ceiling creates fairly pleasing light.