Off-camera Flash with Kai

We had our company outing in Bataan last Monday. Instead of swimming, Kai and I decided to play with off-camera flash. Here are my favorites:

Up Close

One of our first tries. Flash with Stofen diffuser on the table in front of Kai. I really like how flash off-camera makes the usual pics look more interesting. I just wish there were less people in the background. :p

Lips

1/2 CTO gel on flash camera left. Tungsten-white-balanced to turn the background blue, and contrast it with Kai and her shirt.

Emote

Up five flights of stairs for a really nice view of the resort. Still 1/2 CTO'd flash, plus extra saturation for that, I don't know, retro-ish look.

'Natural' Light

Loved how the flash looked so natural. No post-processing. I wish more of my pics didn't need post-processing. Stofen diffuser on flash. White balance set to 'cloudy' for that warm look.

Grid

I liked all the lines in this one. Flash on the stairs camera left. I think this is seconds before Kai screamed because she thought the wind was going to blow the flash off the steps. :p

I'll post a few more pics from the outing tomorrow.

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