Thank you Doug
It seems that some people are natural born blinkers. Some are not.
Anyways, I have another alomst off topic question: what difference would it
make if I use the FP socket at 1/30 instead of the X ?
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From: Doug Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 5:27 PM
Subject: Re: blinking eyes with Pentax 6x7
> 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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