So, here's a shot I grabbed last night while I was covering for a
coworker's shift. The girl (Sarah) is difficult to photograph as she's
more than a little spastic. You point the camera at her, and she becomes
weirdly incapable of sitting still for a moment. Given how low the light
is in the club, and her hyper-kinetic ways, even the K-5 can only do so
much without the use of flash. So, that's what I did. (Also, the spot
where she's sitting is directly under a tungsten bulb recessed into the
ceiling, which caused really ugly shadows under her eyes, nose, lips,
etc., so I was forced to use flash anyway. Otherwise, I'd have opened up
the aperture and bumped up the ISO.)
Unfortunately, she was right across the bar from me, and I have little
room to move back away. And, as a consequence, I got really harsh
highlights off her hair. (When I finally get around to getting a real
flash unit, I'll definitely be getting a diffuser with it.)
Anyway, here she is -- in color, even!
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/8476638441/
K-5, FA 50/1.4, f/2.8, 1/100 sec., ISO 1600
In hindsight, I probably should've opened up the aperture anyway to help
soften the focus a bit, and maybe dial down the flash and ISO. But, when
you get Sarah looking at the camera for even a fleeting moment, there's
no time to dawdle with settings. A shiny object could come into her
field of vision in an instant, scuttling the whole enterprise.
-- Walt
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