Monobloc revision

At the start of semester we were split into groups and were given a set of monobloc flash kits to practise using them in different ways to produce some corporate- looking shots. 

In an empty office we had to seat the lovely aimee at a desk using only light from the flash. The flash was 1/60 f.5.6 shot with an 85mm lens. This keeps the perspective realistic. 

This shoot used the flash as the main light and the sunlight as the fill. Flas was f.4-1/60 sunlight was f.1.8-1/60

This shoot required balancing the flash with the window light

The Outside light was f.5.6- 1/60 and therefore to balance the flash needed to be f.5.6-1/60                   

                                                                  

This shot needed the outside light to be underexposed by two stops so by saying in the previous shot the outside light was f.5.6- 1/60 the shutter speed (which controls the outside light) needed to be 2 stops below making the shot f.5.6- 1/15. when using a slow shutter speed it is a good idea to turn the modelling light off

This portrait was set up in full sunlight using the sun as the main light and the flash to fill the shadows. The sun was f.11- 1/60th and therefore the flash exposure was f.11- 1/60th.

This shoot was also set up in full sunlight (side lit) using the monobloc as the mainlight and underexposing the sunlight by 2-3 stops. The sunlight was f.22- 1/60th therefore to get the desired effect we made the shutter speed 1/250th as it effects the daylight- not the flash. therefore the final exposure was f.22- 1/250th creating the desired effect.