Indoor lighting question

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People are way over thinking this (most anyway).
1) Get one simple shoe mount flash.
2) Use a sync cable to get it off the camera, even if you just hand hold it.
3) Bounce off of wall or ceiling to fill in the shadows. If you want to hit the subject directly, pick up a lumiquest mini softbox (20-30$) to diffuse the light.
The key is getting the ratio between the natural and flash balanced. Usually you can simply meter the shot in aperture priority, switch to manual and set it to those exact settings, but down 2 stops. Then add the flash to the proper exposure, taking a few test shots until it's just right. That will give you clear shadows and a keyed subject.
Strobist.com breaks down simple setups like this all day.
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- btw - this assumes your natural light is sunlight through a window. If not, you'll need to gel.
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- yes.... and some practice and it all makes more sense than reading all this stuff too!vaxorcist
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