Use Walls as Flash Modifiers for Soft Portrait Light

Photographer Ed Verosky demonstrates how to achieve professional portrait lighting using only a single speedlight, TTL metering, and available room surfaces. By bouncing the flash off walls, the light source is enlarged, creating soft, window-like illumination without costly diffusers or softboxes. This technique leverages the camera's TTL system to automatically adjust flash power, with shutter speed controlling ambient light. Verosky also discusses the impact of wall color on skin tones and offers simple modifier options like a Sto-Fen Omni-Bounce or a homemade bounce card.