For wedding work, the general technique is called dragging the shutter - basically you try to let there be as much ambient light as possible to reduce the dark backgrounds. So shooting at around 400 ISO and then shooting at about 1/15-1/60 at around f/5.6 with TTL flash gives a much more natural look.
Here's an example shot in a fairly dim indoor venue: http://www.daytonphoto.com/Galleries/Wagner/wagner_0173.htm -- Bruce Tuesday, April 11, 2006, 2:15:17 PM, you wrote: >snip< VM> In the margin of this discussion, I wonder if it's a common practise to VM> set the camera to 1/2 (or even 1/4) exposure compensation when using VM> TTL-flash. My reasoning is: the flash will illuminate the subject much VM> more than the background, which typically remains quite dark. This is VM> something the (TTL-)meter should be adjusted for, otherwise it will VM> 'try' to illuminate the background as well, thus most probably burning VM> the subject badly. This is of course more valid for direct flashlight VM> than for bounce flash... VM> Groeten, VM> Vic VM> Markus Maurer wrote: >> Hi Rick >> And with that setup did you just let both Flash at TTL setting and no >> further corrections for indoor shots? >> Frankly I haver never used the build in flash on the SFXn alone or in >> combination so far, would be interesting. >> I guess there has to be a minimal distance of about 1.5 meters to get good >> results and to not overexpose faces? >> >> greetings >> Markus >> >> >> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>From: Rick Womer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 3:02 PM >>>>To: Pentax List >>>>Subject: Z-series feature I miss on the ist D >>>> >>>> >>>>I took my ist D along to a gathering of my extended >>>>family Saturday. I was able to get some okay pix >>>>using my old TTL Sunpak flash, but... >>>> >>>>I =REALLY= miss having the flash shoe over the grip, >>>>as it is on the Z-series cameras, instead of over the >>>>prism. My favorite way of shooting indoors with the >>>>(P)Z-1p is to bounce the external flash off the >>>>ceiling, and use the internal flash for direct >>>>lighting. Can't do that no more. I plan to buy a >>>>Sigma DG-something Super, but even then I'll have two >>>>things to hold instead of one to get the same >>>>lighting, unless I start using a flash bracket again >>>>(yuck!). >>>> >>>>One more thing I miss: the infrared focus beam. >>>> >>>>(piss, moan...) >>>> >>>>Rick >>>> >>>> >>>>http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW >>>> >>>>__________________________________________________ >>>>Do You Yahoo!? >>>>Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >>>>http://mail.yahoo.com >>>> >> >> >> >>
