Many non-professional photographers have real problem when it comes to using flash outside to form a refined 'fill-in ' flash effect. The most typical mistake is to use too much power in the flash which may overpower the natural light and produce a very artificial look towards the picture. If you leave your camera on automatic the bias of the on-camera exposure meter is to see the scene as 'dark ' and set the flash to high power with a fast shutter speed and mid-sized aperture. The result could be sufficient as a party picture but isn't sufficient for a pro portrait.
There are a few points to think about here and it is possible put together an easy easy-to-follow guide which should let anybody to create striking portraits.
The first thing to recognise is that there are 2 elements in the image which are receiving light from 2 different light sources. The 1st is the background which is lit from background light. This may be sunlight outside or possible artificial light from within a room. The second part is your subject which, being nearer to you, will receive some illumination from the background light but most light will come from the flashgun. Both these elements have to be considered independently for a good picture to be created.
We intend to assume that the flash gun is positioned 'off-camera ', although this isn't a necessity for this system to work.
Most important things first we need to set the exposure for the background. Ensure that the flash gun is turned off and use your manual exposure reading to form an exposure to provide a pleasant background effect. This could involve changing the ISO setting, lowering the shutter speed and using a bigger aperture to allow more light into the camera.
Secondly turn the flash on and set it to manual. Play around with different settings until subject is correctly exposed.
In this fashion you are using two different light sources and methods of control. The camera exposure is being set for the background and the flash for the subject.
With a little experimentation you'll be making glorious exposures that any pro wedding photographer would be pleased with.
There are a few points to think about here and it is possible put together an easy easy-to-follow guide which should let anybody to create striking portraits.
The first thing to recognise is that there are 2 elements in the image which are receiving light from 2 different light sources. The 1st is the background which is lit from background light. This may be sunlight outside or possible artificial light from within a room. The second part is your subject which, being nearer to you, will receive some illumination from the background light but most light will come from the flashgun. Both these elements have to be considered independently for a good picture to be created.
We intend to assume that the flash gun is positioned 'off-camera ', although this isn't a necessity for this system to work.
Most important things first we need to set the exposure for the background. Ensure that the flash gun is turned off and use your manual exposure reading to form an exposure to provide a pleasant background effect. This could involve changing the ISO setting, lowering the shutter speed and using a bigger aperture to allow more light into the camera.
Secondly turn the flash on and set it to manual. Play around with different settings until subject is correctly exposed.
In this fashion you are using two different light sources and methods of control. The camera exposure is being set for the background and the flash for the subject.
With a little experimentation you'll be making glorious exposures that any pro wedding photographer would be pleased with.
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Pixcellence Wedding Photography are a grouping of professional photographers who concentrate on Asian Wedding Photography in the UK. They run coaching courses to help photographers improve their photographic talents.
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