Lighting options with a bridge camera?

[v3nom]

Ok so i have a Nikon P100 which is limited to a popup flash. Now i understand that lighting is very important, far more important than i had initially realised, and i'm wondering what options i have when i dont/cant have a OCF.

Of course the obvious answer is to get a camera that does support OCF but at the moment anyway thats not possible.

Thanks.

 

[lyonsroar]

You can still use static light sources like worklights and such.
You can also bounce the pop up flash with bouncecards and the like.

 

[v3nom]

You can still use static light sources like worklights and such.
You can also bounce the pop up flash with bouncecards and the like.

So are static lights 'just' as effective as flash?

 

[gsgary]

Photography = Drawing with light

 

[OrionsByte]

You can still use static light sources like worklights and such.
You can also bounce the pop up flash with bouncecards and the like.

So are static lights 'just' as effective as flash?

Light is light.

The benefit of speedlights is that they're small and have a lot of output, whereas static lights will tend to be dimmer, less portable, and will have a distinct color cast to them. But those obstacles can all be overcome if they're your only option.

 

[gsgary]

You can still use static light sources like worklights and such.
You can also bounce the pop up flash with bouncecards and the like.

So are static lights 'just' as effective as flash?

Light is light.

The benefit of speedlights is that they're small and have a lot of output, whereas static lights will tend to be dimmer, less portable, and will have a distinct color cast to them. But those obstacles can all be overcome if they're your only option.

Not if you use these arri lighting kit - Google Product Search
They are great to use

 

[v3nom]

You can still use static light sources like worklights and such.
You can also bounce the pop up flash with bouncecards and the like.

So are static lights 'just' as effective as flash?

Light is light.

The benefit of speedlights is that they're small and have a lot of output, whereas static lights will tend to be dimmer, less portable, and will have a distinct color cast to them. But those obstacles can all be overcome if they're your only option.

Ok, so i couple of floodlights is at the top of my 'to buy' list. (and a fire extinguisher as im sure they get fiercly hot).

 

[v3nom]

Not if you use these arri lighting kit - Google Product Search
They are great to use

wow they're expensive, im sure they are very good though

 

[RockstarPhotography]

be sure to get bulbs that are daylight adjusted. it will be way less of a headache to get the right white balance.

 

[gsgary]

So are static lights 'just' as effective as flash?

Light is light.

The benefit of speedlights is that they're small and have a lot of output, whereas static lights will tend to be dimmer, less portable, and will have a distinct color cast to them. But those obstacles can all be overcome if they're your only option.

Ok, so i couple of floodlights is at the top of my 'to buy' list. (and a fire extinguisher as im sure they get fiercly hot).

Not with these Interfit Cool-lite

 

[enzodm]

You can still use static light sources like worklights and such.
You can also bounce the pop up flash with bouncecards and the like.

So are static lights 'just' as effective as flash?

no. However, on short distances they might be good for learning basic techniques. I did these two self portraits with a 150W halogen floor lamp (plus other portraits). White balancing might be more difficult than with flash (if you use mixed sources).

 

[~Stella~]

In addition to all the other responses, I'm going to suggest a big window on a bright, but cloudy day. You'd be surprised what you can accomplish with natural light. And it's cheap!

 

[Village Idiot]

Anyone ever hear of an optical slave?