 Angie |
Flash I own a Nikon D80, I am a photography hobbiest. I also own a speedlight SB-600 flash. I keep hearing all this advice to use a "fill in flash". What kind of setting should I put my flash on to be used as a "fill in flash"? I shoot portraits mostly. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Jon Close |
(a) In brightly lit settings (like under sunshine outdoors), there can be harsh shadows on a subject's face from eyebrows, nose, hat brim, etc. A flash can be used to "fill" the shadows for a more pleasing effect. (b) Indoors, in dim light the typical flash shot brightly lights the near subject, but the relatively fast shutter speed used does not allow enough ambient light so the background is usually dark. In this case one can use a slower shutter speed to give adequate exposure to the background and the flash is used for fill light on the near subject. With the Nikon DSLRs and the built-in flash or high level speedlights like the SB-600, the flash output is automatically adjusted for case (a). For case (b), the flash mode needs to be set to [SLOW] or slow-sync. The exposure balance between ambient light and fill flash is very subjective. The automatic settings in the Nikon i-TTL flash exposure programs are a very good starting point. You can vary them by applying exposure compensation (changing the shutter speed) and flash exposure compensation (changing the flash output).
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Raymond H. Kemp |
The easiest method to balance a Nikon SB-600 or SB-800 is to set your flash to TTL BL. This will balance the ambient light with the flash and give a nice fill. Ray
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Angie |
Thank you guys...very helpful. I appreciate your comments. ~Angie
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