Rather than blame the equipment, I'd take a look at the
technique.
Are you using a cable release? This will enable you to
move away from the viewfinder. Lots of people get
"nervous blinks" when a photographer gets behind a
camera, making it harder for you to get a clean shot.
(They also get CheeseFace, a related condition.)
The other great reason for using a cable release is that
you never want to let the subject know when you are
going to press the shutter. Using any kind of remote is
better than having your finger poised over the shutter
release. I like to keep my shutter hand behind my back.
If you are photographing a blinker, there are methods
for getting him/her to keep the eyes open:
1.) Have him close his eyes. When he reopens them, take
the shot.
2.) Have her follow your finger with her eyes. It makes
her concentrate on something other than anticipating
when the shutter is going to fire. A bonus is that you
can more easily center the eye this way, avoiding eyecut
3.) Set up the pose so that the subject is not looking
into the camera. This can be anything from a profile to
you putting your face next to the lens and having her
look at your nose. Note that you are to the side of the
camera, not behind it.
4.) Take more shots. Truly, your odds get better.
I had a sitting once that I will never forget. The woman
was a blinker who also had one lazy eye. Her husband was
a one-expression man, dead straight into the lens, no
matter where I tried to get him to look. And then there
was their 200lb Akita, who was intensely interested in
every sound/smell/movement in the room. Sometimes at
night I can still hear myself repeating, "Okay, let's do
that again."
Doug
Quoting XOSNI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> I have a problem in my portraits: blinking eyes. I
shoot in my mini studio
> using a strobe & flashes. The camera is pentax 6x7
with flash synchro speed
> of 1/30. Why do I always get these blinking eyes? It
has to be a
> multifactorial cause, the relatively long exposure
time (1/30) & the
> strobefiring duration.
> What is the solution? Do you think I can use the FP
mode with the strobe
> ata
> higher shutter speed (1/60)?
> I'm desperate!
>
> Xosni
Ashwood Lake Photography
http://www.alphoto.com
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