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[CImagery]

Hi All

Just wondering what shooting mode you would use if you wanted to use a flash for fill flash?

Any info gratefully received

Chris

[greenwing]

Welcome, Chris

 

Aperture priority. Enable Auto FP. Use TTL-BL.

 

Chris

[Russ]

...and then dial the flash exposure up or down from there to get the desired result.

[Davem45]

as above

[Mark Win]

i rarely use a flash and im wonering if im missing out.. most of my work is outdoors during the day and to be honest i have yet to understand fully the settings of my flash gun and how it works with my cameras settings

[CImagery]

Hi all

Thanks for the replies. This new site is already paying dividends. Have a great weekend all

Chris

[Russ]

i rarely use a flash and im wonering if im missing out.. most of my work is outdoors during the day and to be honest i have yet to understand fully the settings of my flash gun and how it works with my cameras settings

Well it's good for filling shadows, esp. on faces in harsh sunlight, though the shadow slider in ACR is pretty good. Just whack it on, as above: Auto FP (allows high shutter speed, but with reduced power), TTL-BL, and away you go, dial up or down to please.

The problem being of course, extra weight and bulk.

[onewiththecamera]

Currently I use a manual flash. I also have a Gary Fong Lightsphere. For event photography I will set the flash to 1/16th power, go with between 1/100th and 1/160th of a second shutter, and dial in the aperture for proper exposure, which is around f/5.6 to f/8. If I want more ambient light I will drop the shutter speed. Sometimes I will use my on camera flash for fill flash and drop the power to between a -2 and -3 EV. I want just enough to bring the subject up to the same or a little brighter than the background. The other thing is watch the color of the light. If you are shooting at the end of the day or in tungsten light then make sure to use a CTO gel on your light to match the color, unless you are looking for a whiter light on the subject.

[IanB]

I am glad you asked this Chris, i don't use my flash nearly enough because i am not confident about how to get the best out of it, and i agree, since joining i have picked up so many wee tips from these forums.

 

Ian.

[Rontography]

I'm by no means proficient with flash, but the only way to gain confidence is to use it. Push all the buttons, turn all the knobs, see what happens. 

[Russ]

I'm by no means proficient with flash, but the only way to gain confidence is to use it. Push all the buttons, turn all the knobs, see what happens.

And poke your tongue out too, that helps.

[plegato]

For portraits, I typically start with a -1 setting on the flash. Depending on how close or far you are from the subject you can adjust the power accordingly.