 Joseph M. Kolecki |
Background Vs. Flash Hi Everyone... I have noticed that many of the wedding photos I have taken have dark backgrounds... especially when I am indoors at the receptions. Now I am shooting with only one flash, so I understand that the backgrounds will be somewhat dark, especially when I am close to my subject. But is there a way to compensate perhaps we timed exposure, faster film speed or exposure value? Thanks
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Denyse Clark |
You need to slow your shutter speed down to let more "ambient light" in. I only did one wedding so I'm still learning, but this was my experience: If the subject was moving (bridal dance), I got blur when I went too slow (1/8) even though everyone told me the flash would be enough to freeze the motion. I probably should've gone up to 1/20 or 1/30, not sure. But if they were standing fairly still (pose for cutting the cake), I got great shots on 1/8, nice balanced ambient light with flash. (I was using Kodak Portra 160NC film.
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John P. Sandstedt |
When you use a strobe, its speed (often 1/50,000 sec.) controls the light situation. Your camera needs to be set below its flash synch speed - not sure what camera you're using. Typical synch speeds: 1/125th or 1/250th sec. Light fall off from the flash follows the laws of physics - you'll lose 1/4 the light for each doubling of the distance between the flash and the subject or background. With one flash, it'll be very hard (if not impossible) to control background lighting, especially when your subject might be a bride in a white wedding gown. While you can take a picture at a speed of 1/20th or 1/30th with flash, you can't hold your camera steady at that speed. You'll have fuzzy results even though the flash can freeze the action.
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