I always warn them yes! I'll try to do the opposite.
Thanks
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From: Aaron Reynolds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 4:51 PM
Subject: Re: blinking eyes with Pentax 6x7
>
>
> XOSNI wrote:
> >
> > 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.
>
> It has nothing to do with the 1/30 sync speed. Your flash fires for a
> much shorter period of time than 1/30 of a second, so you are
> effectively only exposing the film for less than 1/1000 of a second,
> unless you have a large amount of other light (from powerful tungsten
> lights or a window or something like that).
>
> The problem you are having is one of timing. The only thing to do about
> it is watch the person that you are photographing and shoot after
> they've blinked. :)
>
> Are you warning the subject that you are about to shoot or anything like
> that? I find if people know that the picture is about to be taken they
> blink for sure.
>
> -Aaron
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