Hey everyone! Today's post is going to be something that allot of new photographers who get into photography often times forget to think about and that is fill lighting. Here I will be using a 580exII triggered manually using a Pocket Wizzard system along with a Omni Bounce and a plain sheet of white paper for light modifiers. This combination is best used indoors or in situations where wind is not going to bother you, if that is the case kick the paper up to a piece of white foam board or something similar.
Fill lighting is any kind of lighting that isn't being done by your main source of light. There are so many ways a photographer can fill in shadows and here is how just a simple white sheet of paper can accomplish this! The reason I used the white sheet of paper is because it was accessible for one, its easy to mount with just a piece of office tape, and if you want to fold or manipulate the paper it is easy to do because of how light weight the paper is along with how stiff the folds can be.
Using a omni bounce as my main light it makes my 580ex act like it is a bare bulb flash unit. The paper slightly being behind the flash is acting as fill and isnt at an angle that reflects light in one area instead has a gradual effect if you notice on the paper. For other effects of using this method I could always rig up another piece of paper some how and change the angles of them since they are after all white reflectors.
The look without the paper is really not that attractive to me. The reason is because my subjects eyes are in shadow because I have my light so high up in the air in relation to my subjects face. Again to kill that look, that is where the simple piece of paper comes in!
The end result is an elimination of the shadows on the face, a little more light on the clothes and softened the shadow edges on the back wall.
Give it a try! It really does help if you hate pesky shadows!
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