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580EX Speedlite : How to create a catchlight with the flash

Article ID: ART123927 | Date published: 05/12/2015 | Date last updated: 08/17/2015
 

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How to create a catchlight with the flash

Solution

Creating a Catchlight

With the catchlight panel, you can create a catchlight in the subjects eyes to add life to a facial expression

Point the flash head upward by 90° and pull out the wide panel, the catchlight panel will come out at the same time.
Push the wide panel back in, push only the wide panel.

Follow the same procedure as for bounce flash.
  • Point the flash head straight ahead and then upward by 90°. The catchlight will not work if you rotate the flash head left or right.
  • For maximum catchlight effect, stay within 1.5m / 4.9ft of the subject.

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