 Rosie Fodera |
Speedlite Issue
Rosie
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Jerry Frazier |
It looks like you metered on the white. Put your camera in manual mode, and set the aperture and shutter speed so that they are just below the middle of where the meter says it should be for the exposure you need. Set your flash on ETTL and see what happens. You shoud get a nice balanced image this way. Sorry, I don't know how else to answer your question, but shooting in program mode with flash will always produce pretty crappy results. Program mode is usually OK, with Canons, in natural lighting, though.
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Jerry Frazier |
Also, you're getting shadows because your primary light is flash, and it's throwing a ton of light on the subjects. Once you balance the lighting in camera, with the way I suggested, you will no longer see shadows.
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Rosie Fodera |
Thanks for your response. So do you suggest always shooting in Manual Mode when using a speedlite? I thought that the speedlite would take more time to recharge in Manual Mode, therefore making it hard to take quick consecutive shots.
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Rosie Fodera |
Sorry, another question..When I set my camera to manual I would want to set my shutter speed to 200 or so so I don't get a blurry image correct? Do I even have to worry about shutter speed with the flash?
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Jon Close |
The light from the flash cannot evenly light an entire room, near and far subjects. The camera meters and directs the flash to give enough light to expose your near subject, the woman in white. This it did pretty well. It could have given a little more light to her, but the E-TTL metering algorithms work very hard to not blow out white/bright highlights. You might try setting FEC (flash exposure compensation) on the speedlight (or the camera if it has FEC control) to +2/3. The light falls off quickly with distance from the flash, so the other subject behind the woman is not so well lit. My guess is there is also spotlighting near the alter and he is standing outside it while the woman is in it. On EOS cameras, P mode with flash fixes the shutter speed at 1/60 or faster. With the ISO set and a probable maximum aperture of f/5.6 on your lens, you cannot get good exposure to the dimly lit background. Try setting a higher ISO, using a lens with wider maximum aperture.
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Rosie Fodera |
Thanks for the tips. Unfortunately, I don't have any other lens and can't afford a new one at this time...Therefore, would you suggest shooting in Manual mode like Jerry suggested?
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Rosie Fodera |
Example 2: Shot in P mode, the flash fired, ISO 200, shutter 1/60 Fstop 5.0. Help.....
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