Canon EOS-5, 20-35/2.8L, 540EZ flash tilted up 45 degrees, +2/3 stop flash exposure compensation, Stofen Omni-bounce, Kodak E100 slide film

We wanted a boring flat illustrative light and we got it. This photo would have been ruined by standard on-camera flash. Standard bounce flash off the white ceiling would have been better, but probably it would have left unpleasant shadows under eyes and chin. The Omni-bounce worked beautifully here, casting light all around the room. Canon's auto flash exposure worked great too, though because of all the white in the image, it was a good thing that we dialed in +2/3 stop compensation.

Canon EOS-5, 20-35/2.8L, 540EZ flash tilted up 45 degrees, Stofen Omni-bounce, Kodak E100 slide film

We wanted a boring flat illustrative light and we got it. This photo would have been ruined by standard on-camera flash. Standard bounce flash off the white ceiling would have been better, but probably it would have left unpleasant shadows under eyes and chin. The Omni-bounce worked beautifully here, casting light all around the room.

Canon EOS-5, 20-35/2.8L, 540EZ flash tilted up 45 degrees, Stofen Omni-bounce, Kodak E100 slide film

We wanted a boring flat illustrative light and we got it. This photo would have been ruined by standard on-camera flash. Standard bounce flash off the white ceiling would have been better, but probably it would have left unpleasant shadows under eyes and chin. The Omni-bounce worked beautifully here, casting light all around the room.

Tripod, 24 T/S lens, Fuji ISO 200 color negative film

This is what you get if you want parallel lines; a lot of interesting foreground

We've now shifted the lens up so much that it is unable to cover the entire 35mm frame. Note the dark areas in the top corners.

Tripod, 24 T/S lens, Fuji ISO 200 color negative film

note the extra crud in the foreground

We can shift the lens up to eliminate the unattractive foreground, preserving the parallel lines of the structure

This is the view we'd get if we tried to frame just the house with a standard 24mm lens

Rather than drag out a step-ladder to get a higher perspective that doesn't include the ugly trash cans, we just shift the lens up a bit

Note how these appear to be falling over