Re: Flash Advice Needed
- From: "Joseph Meehan" <sligoNoSPAMjoe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 19:03:18 -0400
Jon Burke wrote:
Hi Folks
I recently took some shots at 40th birthday celebration, an afternoon
tea at a grand hotel. The room we were in was quite dark; all wood
panel and dark leather sofas, with no natural light. As a tripod was
out of the question I knew flash was the way to go. Although some
pics are bright enough, on most the colour is quite washed out.
Is the colour that is washed out that of the subject or the entire
photo. Often with that kind of situation you have two things working
against you. First the subject is closer than the background so it is
brighter than the background. Most cameras don't know which is your
intended subject so it goes down the middle which will over expose the
subject and under expose the wall. Second, in order to correct the exposure
you will need to adjust manually or use a spot metering on the subject.
This kind of problem is usually handled by experience. It may well
require a more powerful flash than the one built into the camera.
I suggest that you take out your camera manual and see what options are
available to you and do some testing. The experience will teach you want
works best with your equipment.
Good Luck
I feel like I can salvage a few shots with some editing, but any
advice on how I can cut down on this happening in the first place
would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks in advance
JonB
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Joseph Meehan
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