Close-Up Photography Using Multiple Flash Units - Nikon SB-800 Instruction Manual

Close-up photography using multiple flash units

Two flash units (one bounced from the side;
another used directly from the top rear)
Dramatic close-ups of small objects can be
created by using one SB-800 off-camera as the
master flash and another as the remote flash.
A feeling of roundness is provided by this set-up.
One SB-800, the master flash, is used off-camera
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via a cord to bounce the light off a reflector card to
diffuse the shadows, while a second SB-800, the
remote flash, is positioned above and to the left
rear of the subject, providing direct illumination.
In this situation, the master flash unit is the fill light,
whereas the remote flash is the main light (p. 102).
Shooting data
Camera: D2H
Focal length: 105mm
1 Master flash unit: SB-800 set to
(bounced from the side)
2 Remote flash unit: SB-800 set to
(directly from the top rear)
Aperture: f/22
Shooting distance:
Approx. 1m (3.3 ft.)
Flash set-up
(Using two flash units)
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1
Direct on-camera flash
Off-camera flash directly from the side
Off-camera flash bounced from the side
2
(one flash bounced from the side + two
flashes from the top and rear)
Three flash units