I took the following image in our lounge using Speedlite 430 EX II with diffuser attached to my Canon camera:
f4 1/60 ISO200 |
I rolled up some crepe paper (purple in absence of black worked fine) and held it around the diffuser. With a few goes, I achieved the following result:
This works far better as it focusses the eye on the area of major interest (albeit losing the figures on the right). The same effect could be achieved in post processing using a vignette, which would provide a more accurate result. Personally I would probably try this in the first place, but fall back on post processing if this did not work as required.
This exercise provided a useful tool for lighting effect.