Hi All, I’m new to flash photography.
Many flashes now come with a round flash head. Are they better or worse than the old rectangle flash heads?
Hi All, I’m new to flash photography.
Many flashes now come with a round flash head. Are they better or worse than the old rectangle flash heads?
Welcome to flash photography! My photography took a ginormous leap forward when I truly learned how to use and control off camera flash.
If this is your very first flash, then my suggestion is to not worry at all about round vs. rectangle. Not important.
What is important is to really learn how to work with flash…how it impacts your setting choices, how to balance it with ambient light, how to use it to control the scene, create the shadows you want, highlight the subject in the way you want, etc.
My suggestion: