I'm using a TTL flash. I see what you are driving at. Here are a few more where I gradually brought the exposure up. It does make a world of difference. I went back to three flashes again. left, right, and front.
I've taken a lot of portraits in the past in a sort of spray and pray sort of approach. This is my first go with remote flashes and soft boxes. I used two remote flashes and another mounted on my camera. No processing was used.
Mar 12, 2015
Day 71/365
My 50" "pro" tripods came today. Lol! I knew they were going to be cheap. But, boy, are they ever CHEAP!!! It is a shame that people will buy these and put their DSLRs on this. I'm almost concerned if it'll hold the weight of my flashes!
I'm not sure whats going on with your pictures. Other then I think they are grainy/blurry because you are using the digital zoom feature on your camera. Here's a sample picture with my S3500.
Mar 11, 2015
Day 70/365
My larger soft boxes came. I must say. The stuff I've bought so far from Neewer is made pretty darn well. Tomorrow my tripods should arrive. So, this weekend I play!
Mar 10, 2015
Day 69/365
Whoops! Saw these deer along side a stream. Beautiful setting. But. I didn't check my settings. Or the pictures until this morning. So, this is my picture of the day, and a very, very good almost shot!
Trying out the soft boxes that came yesterday. Taking close in and macro pictures can be troublesome due to the crystal's on them. Here are a few I took, unedited. Flash was bounced slightly.