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Karin and Nicole in the quietness of the night

I've almost never used a flash in my photographs. I never wanted to use a flash. But since Canon Europe just send me a Speedlight 550EX and a wireless transmitter ST-E2 to use the Flash off camera I am going to play round with it and use it for certain stuff. Thanks Canon.

The two images above have been my first trials with that. I went to a park with my girlfriend Karin (on the left) and our friend Nicole. I put the transmitter on the camera holding it with my right hand, kneeled down in front of them and held the flash away in my left hand.

I am still not sure about the use of flash in photography for myself but on the other hand side there are perfect examples of a great usage of flash in photographs:
Take a look at Bruce Gilden's new book "A Beautiful Catastrophe", Carl De Keyzer's "Zona" or at his series "East of Eden". And then there is an amazing series of images of Paolo Pellgrin on this years Victory Day in Moscow.

I am sure it's a long and not so easy way to learn how to use flashlight in a certain way. In the way you want it to be used. But hey, I am trying a lot of new things at the moment, I am widening my my photographic horizon in a lot of ways. And that includes trying out new equipment...

Posted by Martin Fuchs on August 7, 2005 06:02 PM