<<Peter K replied to Gerard Masas:>> I've seen that in a few people, so I take several shots in succession of the same image. This way there will be some with and some without eyelids shut. If this is consistent and her eyes are always closed even with multiple images taken, on a Canon 550EX or 580EX you can set change E-TTL to A-TTL, the previous method Canon used for flash exposure. This will only use one flash (no pre-flash) and it is just as accurate in portraiture.
<<--------------------------------------->> If Gerard is using a Digital SLR, A-TTL isn't available. It's an Off-the-film technique, and doesn't work with digital sensors. Come to think of it, A-TTL emits a pre-flash anyway. Pure TTL would work, but only with film bodies because it too is an O.T.F. technique. So the only options are fully manual flash, or as Adam Baker suggested, FEL. But that requires you to explain to the subjects(s) that the first flash they see is only for "exposure setting purposes." Some of the older Canon Speedlites may have self-contained exposure setting (like the classic Vivitar 283); not relying on the camera, except perhaps for film speed and aperture information. But none of the newer ones, such as the EX series, have this. * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
