 Andrea J. Javarauckas |
Shooting without a flash but keeping sharpness I hate the ugly orange cast that the flash causes on indoor photography. My camera allows for manual shutter and aperature adjustment, but how am I supposed to use a tripod when taking pictures of my wild 1 year old daughter? Am I just SOL until summer when I can take her outside and benefit from natural light? I've taken a few still shots (not of her, obviously) with the largest aperature setting (the camera automatically adjusts the exposure accordingly) and the pictures are SOOOO much better-looking than those taken with the stupid flash. So it was like a tease...I see how much more natural the photos can be, but without a tripod, they are blurry when shooting moving objects. Any ideas? Thanks and this is a great site!!
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Jeff S. Kennedy |
I don't understand why your flash shots have an orange cast. Anyway it would be so much easier to help you if you would tell us what kind of camera and flash you are using.
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Andrea J. Javarauckas |
Sorry. It's a digital Sony DSC-S85. I think the orange cast is a result of the lighting in the particular room I'm shooting the pictures in (the best lit room in the house). When that light combines with the flash, it results in an orange color. So you see, shots taken in that room require a flash because it's not what you would call well-lit...but when I open the aperture all the way, the photos come out very true-to-life, even with the less-than-perfect lighting. This works great for still-life shots. But when I'm shooting pictures of my daughter, I can't open the aperture all the way without getting considerable blur. So I was just wondering if there's any other options so that I get true-to-life colors in less-than-perfect light. My suspicion is no. Thanks for your help...
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Jeff S. Kennedy |
Opening the aperture will give you shallower DOF but with a digi cam it shouldn't be a huge problem. It also gives you faster shutter speeds. Can you adjust the ISO sensitivity of the camera? If so then increase it to 400 and see how that works.
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