Bounce Flash & Extreme Bounce

1. Extreme Bounce

Before)

Central Michigan University sophomore Gia Biagioni leans on the stairs trying to show her flexibility in Moore Hall, Mount Pleasant, Mich., Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Biagioni tries to keep her balance without having to hold onto the railing. Camera settings: 25mm lens, 1/60, f/5.0 ISO 100 Flash Setting: 1/4

After)

Central Michigan University sophomore Gia Biagioni leans on the stairs trying to show her flexibility in Moore Hall, Mount Pleasant, Mich., Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Biagioni tries to keep her balance without having to hold onto the railing. Camera settings: 27mm lens, 1/60, f/5.0 ISO 100 Flash Setting: 1/4

Diagram)

Before)

Central Michigan University sophomore Gia Biagioni leans with her arm against the wall smiling in Moore Hall, Mount Pleasant, Mich., Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Biagioni struck random poses to end up with the perfect shot. Camera settings: 47mm lens, 1/125, f/5.6 ISO 320 Flash Setting: 1/4

After)

Central Michigan University sophomore Gia Biagioni leans with her arm against the wall smiling in Moore Hall, Mount Pleasant, Mich., Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Biagioni struck random poses to end up with the perfect shot. Camera settings: 47mm lens, 1/125, f/5.6 ISO 320 Flash Setting: 1/4

c) Diagram

2) Bounce Flash

Before)

Central Michigan University sophomore Gia Biagioni leans against a machine found on the top floor in Moore Hall, Mount Pleasant, Mich., Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Biagioni poses pretending to work the machinery. Camera settings: 27mm lens, 1/60, f/5.0 ISO 320 Flash Setting:

After)

Central Michigan University sophomore Gia Biagioni leans against a machine found on the top floor in Moore Hall, Mount Pleasant, Mich., Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Biagioni rests her face in her hand while squatting to be even with the machine. Camera settings: 25mm lens, 1/125, f/5.0 ISO 320 Flash Setting:

Diagram)

Before)

Central Michigan University sophomore Gia Biagioni sits in the corner on the top floor in Moore Hall, Mount Pleasant, Mich., Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Biagioni leans against the wall smiling, while trying to keep her composure. Camera settings: 18mm lens, 1/60, f/5.0 ISO 160 Flash Setting: 1/4

After)

Central Michigan University sophomore Gia Biagioni sits in the corner on the top floor in Moore Hall, Mount Pleasant, Mich., Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Biagioni leans against the wall smiling, while trying to keep her composure. Camera settings: 18mm lens, 1/60, f/5.0 ISO 160 Flash Setting: 1/4

c. Diagram

Reflection

After doing this assignment both times I realized that bounce flash is a lot more helpful and trickier than I thought. Whether it is bounce flash or extreme bounce flash it can make a significant difference in the image without having to mess with and potentially change the camera settings.

The difference between bouncing to the left/ right or behind the photographer can really impact how much light gets casted onto the subject. For this assignment we wanted to try and find a darker area on campus to play around with how much we could use the flash and if we could make each other brighter without having to move closer or further away from the light source. We did struggle to find an area since it was still day time so we chose inside Moore and to explore the theater side.

When we first started the hands on part of this assignment I had absolutely no idea what I was doing or how to even do bounce flash. Now that I have played around with it more it does make more sense to me. It is all about finding the right angle to aim the flash out and figuring out your camera settings. The hardest part for this was getting my camera to focus once we moved to the corner because it was so dark and we were not able to get any external light.