Nightclub photos! Help please!

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Billie Marie

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Hiya I have just joined the forum as after hours of looking through google I have just about given up. I have a nikon d90 and have a fair knowledge of the settings ect. I have been asked to take some pictures at a local party over the weekend but am having trouble getting the settings I want right. I am using a flash gun and the type of picture I am after is a typical nightclub image where the subject is sufficiently lit up and the background is not black but not really bright. No matter what settings I use the flash gun is just lighting up the entire room. Please can anybody offer any advice. I will try to add an image of the sort of thing I am aiming for if I can. Thanks in advance x
 
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Billie Marie

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Hiya Don thanks for the reply. I did try this however without tge flash everything was too dark and even putting iso up the images were so grainy it was unreal
 
Scott Murray

Scott Murray

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Billie Marie said:
Hiya I have just joined the forum as after hours of looking through google I have just about given up. I have a nikon d90 and have a fair knowledge of the settings ect. I have been asked to take some pictures at a local party over the weekend but am having trouble getting the settings I want right. I am using a flash gun and the type of picture I am after is a typical nightclub image where the subject is sufficiently lit up and the background is not black but not really bright. No matter what settings I use the flash gun is just lighting up the entire room. Please can anybody offer any advice. I will try to add an image of the sort of thing I am aiming for if I can. Thanks in advance x
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Try here - https://contrastly.com/nightclub-photography/ and here Nightclub Photography Tips and here nightclub photography tips

PS GOOGLE is your friend, this took me 2 seconds
 
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SteveH

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Welcome to the forum Billie! Are you using the flash in TTL mode? Also what metering mode are you using on the camera? From what you describe, it sounds like the camera and flash are trying to expose the whole room, not just the subject - You could set the flash manually to a lower power, but in a nightclub taking lots of shots that could be a slow and hit-&-miss process - Have you tried setting the camera to -1 exposure compensation, and then set the flash to +1 compensation? that should cause the background to be slightly underexposed with the flash lighting the subject better... Try that and adjust the compensation amounts to suit.
 
Marcel

Marcel

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To make the flash forget about Balancing with the background, you MUST use "Spot" metering. This will tell the flash to expose just for the foreground. Also turn off "auto iso".
 
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