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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Revet" data-source="post: 223469" data-attributes="member: 17612">No I wasn't using slow sync and I understand that shutter speed has no effect on the flash.  I think what I was finding in my test was that I could not get enough flash power to get a decent exposure unless a used a ridiculously long shutter speed which let in a lot of ambient and gave me a totally orange but exposed picture.  (I was testing the limits of my flash in a very large room).Nice example of the bounce flash.  I think that does mean that if I bounce the flash in this shot, I can try to move them closer to the group so the light is being diffused on the ceiling which will hopefully illuminate the group.  If that correct???  I want to limit the shots due to the size of the group, one will be direct flash, the other bounce, so I want to try to set up the best positions for those two SB-600,s for bouncing.  Also moving them forward will help line of sight I think.  I have practiced that with my 700 outside using my pop-up and it fires from almost all positions except directly behind the camera and does it from pretty far distance (more than I would have thought).I was preparing last night by downloading an app for my cell phone which does depth of focus calculations.  This confused me.  According to the calculator,i f I shot this at anything above an F stop of 5,  I should have no problem with depth of focus.  I was figuring the distance to be about 25 feet to the group using my lens at 35-50 mm.  The calculator even allows input for my specific camera.  The only thing I could think here is that getting the group in focus is not the problem, it is getting them all evenly lit up that is the problem.  But if that is the case, I should be able to use a lower F stop and let more light in. What am I missing here???  This is important because I want to get in there with an idea of the camera settings so I can move to the flash issue and figure that out in my practice session at the banquet hall.I was starting to get all stressed out about this whole thing but then I saw a post from a young lady who had just purchased a D3100 the day before a paid wedding shoot and didn't have a speed light!!  That settled me right down and I am back to having fun.BTW, I am going to use the D90 for the feature regarding blinking.  I have some time to go through the manual and learn it well enough.  I believe that camera has a more dedicated lens for this type of shoot also vs. my all in one 18-270 Tamron zoom lens.  If I do use it, I can still use the SB-700 on the hot shoe as a commander right.  That way I only need to position 2 flashes instead of 3 off the camera.  Unless it is worth doing it.  Any thoughts on that.</blockquote>

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