Indoor Flash photography 2

[Yisehaq]

Dear all,

Here is another batch of indoor flash photography.
In these case the major change from my previous try is spot metering. Most of the time I measured from the table cloth which was close to zero compensation.

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One question here. How do I avoid the shade created by the ear of the man on the left side? This came from bouncing the flash on the ceiling. Any advice?
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What do you think?