Two lighting links that you may find interesting:

  • David Hobby (Strobist) posted a picture on Flickr of a contortionist in a locker. The ensuing discussion covered what David calls "motivated lighting", ie: lighting for a reason, rather than just for the sake of it.
  • New Jersey wedding photographer Neil van Niekerk's guide to natural looking flash includes some great examples of using bounce flash in churches. After reading his guide I went around the house taking photos with the flash on camera but pointed directly behind me and the results were astounding. There's a lot more good stuff in Neil's guide but for that one tip alone I owe him a huge debt of thanks.