yumyum said:
i am shooting potratits and not sure when to use bounce cards.
can anyone pls help
Bounce card (size about 4"×6" type)can use indoor or outdoor, for outdoor, if subject is too far away (about 15' away), just shoot with direct flash.
For indoor, when to use bounce card, any time also can, all depend on your taste.
A basic rule for using softbox, if you need a soft lighting effect, the softbox need to be same size as the subject, eg, if you shoot a half body portrait, you need to use a 3'×3' softbox, and if the softbox is closer to the subject, the lighting will be softer. and if the light is far away from the subject, it will be harsher.
This is the reason if I need to shoot indoor portraits with hotshoe flash, I will prefer to use ceiling bounce, the whole ceiling become a softbox, it will give a very soft lighting effect.
Hope this help.