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<blockquote data-quote="FastGlass" data-source="post: 331316" data-attributes="member: 13822"><p>Nigh time portraits in the wilderness, park? Why at night? Well the first thing you need to know about incorporating a flash in a scene is you need to understand that now you have 2 exposures. One for the backgrounds and one for the flash. I'm assuming you want the backgrounds to be visible. If so expose for that first. Pretend your taking an image of just the backgrounds and set up the camera for that. Once you get that dialed in. Bring in the subjects and use the flash part of the exposure for them. Meaning keep the settings for the backgrounds locked in and don't change it. Adjust the flash for the portraits. Keep in mind that even when using TTl, your still going to play around with the output on the flash. And even the backgrounds. when having 2 exposures it's almost normal to underexpose the backgrounds a little so more attention is on the subjects. Also keep the subjects away from anything behind them or there will be unsightly shadows of them from the flash. As far as flash position. I would start placing them in front but off to the side and a little above their heads. Again, you'll have to play with that as to get the shadows on them to look good. Do you have any modifiers? You'll need them to soften the shadows. It's hard to tell you exactly how to do this as every situation is different. And who knows how the flash guns you've purchased will perform.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FastGlass, post: 331316, member: 13822"] Nigh time portraits in the wilderness, park? Why at night? Well the first thing you need to know about incorporating a flash in a scene is you need to understand that now you have 2 exposures. One for the backgrounds and one for the flash. I'm assuming you want the backgrounds to be visible. If so expose for that first. Pretend your taking an image of just the backgrounds and set up the camera for that. Once you get that dialed in. Bring in the subjects and use the flash part of the exposure for them. Meaning keep the settings for the backgrounds locked in and don't change it. Adjust the flash for the portraits. Keep in mind that even when using TTl, your still going to play around with the output on the flash. And even the backgrounds. when having 2 exposures it's almost normal to underexpose the backgrounds a little so more attention is on the subjects. Also keep the subjects away from anything behind them or there will be unsightly shadows of them from the flash. As far as flash position. I would start placing them in front but off to the side and a little above their heads. Again, you'll have to play with that as to get the shadows on them to look good. Do you have any modifiers? You'll need them to soften the shadows. It's hard to tell you exactly how to do this as every situation is different. And who knows how the flash guns you've purchased will perform. [/QUOTE]
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