GIMP Good and Bad
Some things I like about GIMP, so far…
- It starts up much quicker than the older versions.
- It even runs on my Windows 2000 laptop.
- It has a healing brush.
- It has curves and levels, which my old version of Photoshop Elements really didn’t.
- The “resize” tool allows locking of the aspect ratio, as does the “crop” tool.
Some things I don’t like about GIMP, so far…
- It doesn’t do adjustment layers.
- It runs kinda slow on my Windows 2000 laptop. Of course, so does everything else.
SB24
Tonight, I neutered my SB24.
Somehow, in the process, I apparently repaired the malfunction. My only guess is that there were small gaps between critical pieces of metal somewhere in the foot that had been compromised by handling, age, or even heat.
Taking the foot off was a matter of seven screws total. I removed the TTL pins, taped them up and stowed them inside the plug compartment, and reassembled. It took two tries, because the first time, I failed to properly tighten the three internal screws.
There’s a nice little tutorial over on Sean’s site for removing the unnecessary TTL pins. Maybe it helped with my problem, but I bet it was the dis-assembly and reassembly process that made it happen.
GIMP
Five minutes with the latest version of GIMP for Windows has STRONGLY turned me in that direction. There are some awesome things there that I’ve been missing with Paint Shop Pro 7 (I can’t afford Photoshop, sorry…)
A little change…
Okay, so a week after I “start” this “bounceflash” blog, I’ve decided to change it a little bit…
Since I do want to experiment and explore off-camera flash just like I do bounce flash, I’m going to make this just be a “photography blog” named BOUNCEFLASH. Thus, the whole “rebellion” idea is kind of going away, but there will be lots of stuff about bounce flash on here as well.
Bounce Flash Experimental Headshots 1
An old post from my other blog, bernardshuford.com.
One thing I want to learn how to do as a
photographer is to make a decent “headshot portrait” without having to
lug a bunch of equipment around. I want to know how to do this
consistently and without ado.
There are other things I want to learn too, but this is one for now.
These photos were shot with on-camera flash, which was bounced off a
white wall to camera left. The subjects are kids, so they are close to
the ground, which means that the white ceiling was “high”. The wall
was about four feet away from both the subjects and the camera.
The camera is a Canon 300D and the flash is a Nikon SB-24, both in
full manual mode. There’s no “communication” between them, but they
work fine.
There are some slight differences, it appears, in the exact subject location relative to the wall.
Some upcoming posts…
Some things I hope to explore and report on soon:
- The basics of bounce flash
- Umbrellas with on-camera flash
- Diffusers for close-up / macro
- Gels
- Headshot in a corner
BOUNCEFLASH
Welcome to BOUNCEFLASH!
This site is a rebellion, but it is also an exploration and a documentary, intended for education.
