Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Been playing with fill flash alot lately too. I too have settled in at -1 2/3 fill . That and dragging the shutter helps to avoid that 'frozen in ice'. I typical shoot portraiture at 1/60 sec. Eric K ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric" <ericm@pobox.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2005 9:11 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] Can someone share the secrets of good flash photography? > Adam: > >>I think they are as well exposed >>as they were going to be shooting in a dark room > > By that, I'm guessing you mean dark backgrounds? > > Try dragging your shutter a bit. If the ambient exposure calls for 1/2 at > f1.4, then use that, and just the let flash fall where it does at regular > exposure. Your subject will be mostly frozen by the flash, and any > background blur caused by motion will probably blend in with the out of > focus blur. > > If you have a decent light level, then set your flash to underexpose by > some > amount. I like -1 2/3 stop, myself. The flash will then boost the > shadows > just enough to be captured in the range of your film. It's more like a > self-powered reflector, and it won't be the main light. > > -- > Eric > http://canid.com/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >