On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 2:23 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Would have been better if you'd set the flash on a lightstand, angled > into the scene and slightly above, triggered with a slave remote, so > that the flash "fill" could create some modeling shadows. Most look > kinda flat to my eye.
That sounds like it could work. I'd have to keep moving the stand, as i move around and they stand around.:-) I have some triggers now and an older tripod that could work. I'll see if i can try that next time Dave > > I've done this for portraits done outdoors in shade or an overcast > day using a little trigger flash (the Nikon SB-30, courtesy Adam's > suggestion) set on minimum output manual and the IR shield raised, a > Wein strobe slave sensor, and the Sunpak 383 fitted with Lumiquest > Mini SoftBox set to manual 1/8-1/16 output. A couple of test shots > and you dial in the flash/ambient exposure balance, then you just > shoot and concentrate on framing and focus (presuming your light > stays reasonably consistent). I like doing that much more than trying > to figure out what the flash automation systems will do. > > Godfrey > > On Jun 3, 2008, at 8:32 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > >> http://www.caughtinmotion.com/2008-paec2/index.htm >> >> Since it was very o/c on Sunday, at the horse, er opps, Pony show, >> I thought >> it best to use some fill flash on the candids while the indoor part of >> the show was on. >> After all i have black cameras, might as well look like a Pro, ehe.:-0 >> >> The files a1acandid and files marked Cash and Miles are all using >> fill. >> >> Candids Nikon D1H and sb80dx, and Cash and Miles K10D and 360. >> >> Some look over lit, others look more natural. >> >> Anyone with more fill experience want to have a look, and comment.?? >> >> If not, no biggy. >> >> Fill was mostly -1.0 to -2.0, but some of the overly brights were at >> -0.5 IIRC. I used a +0.7 EV on the D1h to get a decently right Histo. >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
