flash gun setup for kitchen/bathroom shots

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Hi all

just getting together some kit for taking interior shots of kitchens and bathrooms, i have a D200 and just ordered a 10-24 wide angle so now thinking a flash gun will be needed. looking for a budget version for starters say up to about £100 new or used and i guess ill need a remote trigger etc ?

any recommendations/advice welcomed


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Look on the bay for yn-467 speedlite with TTL. Around £60.

I shot a few houses for friends to give to estate agents and found using a stofen diffuser bounced off the ceiling worked well.
 
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Unless the room is spinning you won't need a tripod.

Manual F8 at 1/100, camera will control the flash.
 
Correct me if I'm wrong (and I may be) but would a tripod not be a better bet, i.e just shoot it on as long exposure as you need then.

Otherwise yes a flash with a simple diffuser should do the trick, I don't know the Nikon range. Also I tend to try and use the influence of the flash a bit less, i.e I'll put the ISO up a little rather than reply more heavily on the flash......I don't shoot interiors though so may be wrong.

Ceiling bouncing seems to make sense though. Just be very carefull with your angles/lines with the 10-20mm, especially at the wider end.
 
think ill try a flash gun and see if a need a tripod before buying one, the ebay flash looks like a good budget gun. other option is the Jessops one but have no experience of either flashes..
 
I shoot a lot of bathrooms for my firm and I reckon shabba is spot on with his comments!
I use a sigma 10-20mm and you get lots of angular distorsion but can be sorted in pp.
Bounce off the ceiling with a stofen diffuser and you cant really go wrong!
Tried the tripod and no flash but found a;restrics the amount of room you have and b;the light from the window can cause problems!
I would go for the flash method every time!

Steve
 
Can only speak from experience of having to wedge myself in to a corner to obtain the shot in small rooms (typically the bathroom or kitchen). A tripod limits your options but am sure you know which method would suit your situation best, Suggs :)
 
stevetiler said:
I shoot a lot of bathrooms for my firm and I reckon shabba is spot on with his comments!
I use a sigma 10-20mm and you get lots of angular distorsion but can be sorted in pp.
Bounce off the ceiling with a stofen diffuser and you cant really go wrong!
Tried the tripod and no flash but found a;restrics the amount of room you have and b;the light from the window can cause problems!
I would go for the flash method every time!

Steve
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Sooo your a tiler too then mate, second best in Essex then :D

heres my website with pics ive taken in the past

www.themobiletileshop.co.uk
 
suggs said:
Sooo your a tiler too then mate, second best in Essex then :D

heres my website with pics ive taken in the past

www.themobiletileshop.co.uk
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Ha ha!! Yea done a bit of tiling in me time...try to stick more to the fitting these days....

Pics on your site look pretty good to me mate,reckon youve got the lighting sorted....not showing up those lippers:D
 
A tripod would help you a lot. Have a look at my work, I use a tripod much more than I use flash.

If you can't get the result you want get in touch and I am sure we will be able to sort something out.
 
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