Hi there everyone,
I am one of I think a large pack of silent readers on this group, who don't
contribute very often but find a lot of information exchanged on the forum
very valuable and highly instructive. Thanks to all those who share their
knowledge and experience (and their first-rate sense of humour) with the
rest!
And now -- to the point. Fill-in flash has been one of the most vague
photographic terms that I've seen discussed on various occassions. I've seen
things like 'use your flashgun for a nice fill-in' or 'a little bit of
fill-in flash would be a good idea with this type of shot.'
My question: is there a fixed definition of fill-in flash? My camera setup
is an EOS 50e with a couple of lenses and a 550EX. I sometimes use my flash
unit outdoors when the bright sun produces ugly shadows on my subject's
face. The 550EX is very good at greatly reducing these shadows. Would you
call that fill-in flash?
Or maybe fill-in is something much more subtle, when you e.g. set an
underexposure of -2 or more stops? I've once seen a beautiful photo in UK's
Practical Photography of a young boy dressed up as a soldier. His face was
all covered with some army grease. The photo was taken with a touch of
flash. So the face was still intentionally dark and dirty, but there were
also clear sparkles in the boy's eyes that made the shot much more lively.
Would that be fill-in? And how to add a very tiny amount of flash when using
the EOS setup I use?
I hope I've somehow managed to get my point through all this confusion. I'd
be grateful for your feedback.
Maciek Drobka,
Poland
P.S. As an afterthought, could you point me to any Web resources that
discuss fill-in flash?
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