DISQUS

Christopher S. Penn's Awaken Your Superhero: Nikon D40 + iPod Touch Flash Trick

  • Brian polensky · 1 year ago
    Why won't it work with an iPhone?
  • Christopher S. Penn · 1 year ago
    iPhones have a dark translucent grey back, as opposed to the mirrored finish of iPods.
  • Marko · 1 year ago
    GREAT emergency tip there Chris.
    One caveat that I would suggest is that you probably can't be too far from the subject since those small on camera flashes aren't very strong and the bounce will probably eat a stop or more of light.
  • Christopher S. Penn · 1 year ago
    Definitely true, Marko - and if you're in a room that has a colored ceiling, your pictures will get that tint, too. But in a pinch, it works :)
  • Daryl Tay · 1 year ago
    Brilliant! Definitely will keep this in mind in future!
  • Erik Carlsson · 1 year ago
    You can also use a simple piece of white card stock. The back of a business card will do a in a pinch.

    If you have notebook paper you can make a "bubble" over the flash which will only allow some of the light through. Kind of a ghetto light box.
  • John · 1 year ago
    This is something interesting. I never think that an iPOD can be so useful in photography. The ideea is this: when the flash is lighting the surface of iPOD reflect the light and the area will be more shiny...
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  • Bob Marton · 1 year ago
    Man ! Great Choice for DC ! Nikon The Best ! my reasons :
    1. Excellent photo quality
    2. Price ;)
    3. Customizable menus and button
  • Michael · 1 year ago
    Wow.. what a creative idea... the only thing is I will need to take off my iPod touch case every time I want to use it this way.. Great idea though ;)
  • Don · 1 year ago
    Using what you have available in the field can produce interesting results. Very unique technique! Might try defused lighting as well...
  • Remington Phillips · 1 year ago
    I will give this a try. It seems like it's a bulky method in comparison to using an index card, but it'd be interesting to see if the mirrored back provides a different ambiance than simple white stock.
  • amer · 1 year ago
    haha never thought of this one.