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> How do you equally saturate a flash field in an area around the size of a
> table where there is a relatively dark environmenbt. I recently shot an event
> which resulted in forground subjects looking slightly saturated and the
> backround significantly darker. 400 speed film was used. Thanks!!
Either use bounce flash if appropriate or use a longer focal length from a greater
distance, which decreases the light falloff effect. You could also try to use some
slave flashes to add more light to the background. A faster film or bigger aperture
(lower number) will also help to improve the situation. But then, you'll need some
DOF and cannot shoot with wide open aperture.
As long as you use an on camera, single flash as the main light source, you will
always get light falloff in the background, because the brightness of the flash
decreases with the sqare of the distance. If your background subject is twice as
far away than the foreground subject, it will get two full stops less light.
Shooting from a bigger distance decreases the distance ratio and therefor the
light falloff.
Thomas Bantel
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