Nikon SB-600 Bounce flash operation, Tilting the flash head, Choosing the reflecting surface

Bounce flash operation

With the SB-600 mounted on your camera’s hot shoe, you can tilt or rotate the flash head to bounce the light off the ceiling or walls. This is a good technique to use when shooting indoors, because you get more natural-looking pictures of people with softer shadows.

Bounce flash		Normal flash
Shooting data:		Shooting data:
• Camera:	D2H	• Camera:	D2H
• Focal length:	60 mm	• Focal length:	60 mm
• Speedlight:	SB-600 set to D	• Speedlight:	SB-600 set to D
• Aperture:	f/8	• Aperture:	f/9
• Shooting distance: Approx. 4m (13.1 ft.)		• Shooting distance: Approx. 4 m (13.1 ft.)

90°

50°

Tilting the flash head

For effective bounce flash off the ceiling, tilt the flash head up at least 50°. Also, make sure that the light from the flash head does not directly illuminate the subject.

•Optimum results are obtained when the flash head is positioned 1-2m (3.3-6.6 ft.) from the reflecting surface.

Choosing the reflecting surface

In color photography, select white or highly reflective surfaces to bounce the light off of. Otherwise, your pictures will come out with an unnatural color cast similar to that of the reflecting surface.

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