The Flash Photography Field Guide

Lighting Grip

One of the greatest benefits of using small flashguns rather than larger power pack-style lighting is their compact size, which means you can put flashes in small nooks and crannies that bigger heads wouldn’t fit in.

However, shooting in a small space often means you don’t have room for a lightstand, so you need to work out an ingenious way of fastening your flash to the exact place you want it to be so you can aim it in the right direction. Some flash users resort to gaffer tape, ball bungees, and Velcro, all of which are cheap, portable, and easy to set up in a hurry, but there are also several commercially available devices that can be used to clamp a flash more solidly. In the film world, the equipment to hold lights in place ...