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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 576658" data-attributes="member: 12496">1. By just including the Exif in your uploaded image, which you did, and it does show now if you mouse-over the image.&nbsp; First says f/16, 1/60 second, ISO 200, and +1 EV.&nbsp; Higher ISO would help if no flash.I don't know camera exposure mode, but camera may have been in Manual mode if 1/60, so (in Manual), Exposure Compensation only changes the meter, but does not change the manual exposure you set.&nbsp; You can watch &quot;the meter&quot; seen in the viewfinder, and adjust as you watch it, to &quot;zero it&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp; Maybe going too far here, but if the flash is TTL mode, then Flash Compensation (or Exposure Compensation) will increase the flash, even in camera Manual mode.&nbsp; The builtin flash is low power, but it should do 3 feet at f/16 ISO 200.In the second one, with flash at 1/250 second, the shutter speed does not affect the flash, but it did reduce the ambient by 2 stops, which then apparently the flash did make up for.OOPS, Sorry, I had D3300 in my head, but it clearly says D7000.&nbsp; D7000 should do 1/250 sync, sorry, disregard the previous error posted and then deleted here..FWIW, in Adobe, if you Save As - JPG, it will retain the Exif in the file.&nbsp; But if you Save For Web, it will eliminate the Exif.&nbsp;2.&nbsp; I see it more like +1 2/3 stop, but yes flash would help, even the pop up flash.&nbsp; Some sort of diffuser held in front of it helps, like even a sheet of white paper (not held too close to the flash).&nbsp; &nbsp; Otherwise, then more ISO or slower shutter or wider aperture will give more exposure too.&nbsp; ISO would seem the right choice here (or more light, via flash).3.&nbsp; There is very little depth of field in closeup macro shots.&nbsp; Such closeups do need f/16 or f/22 for the depth of field.&nbsp; A beginner problem is to focus on the nearest part of the subject (where in this case, the head is furthest part, and the depth of field may not have that much range).&nbsp;&nbsp; So consciously focusing in the middle zone will likely include both ends better.&nbsp; Single Point focusing easily allows that.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 576658, member: 12496"] 1. By just including the Exif in your uploaded image, which you did, and it does show now if you mouse-over the image. First says f/16, 1/60 second, ISO 200, and +1 EV. Higher ISO would help if no flash. I don't know camera exposure mode, but camera may have been in Manual mode if 1/60, so (in Manual), Exposure Compensation only changes the meter, but does not change the manual exposure you set. You can watch "the meter" seen in the viewfinder, and adjust as you watch it, to "zero it". Maybe going too far here, but if the flash is TTL mode, then Flash Compensation (or Exposure Compensation) will increase the flash, even in camera Manual mode. The builtin flash is low power, but it should do 3 feet at f/16 ISO 200. In the second one, with flash at 1/250 second, the shutter speed does not affect the flash, but it did reduce the ambient by 2 stops, which then apparently the flash did make up for. OOPS, Sorry, I had D3300 in my head, but it clearly says D7000. D7000 should do 1/250 sync, sorry, disregard the previous error posted and then deleted here.. FWIW, in Adobe, if you Save As - JPG, it will retain the Exif in the file. But if you Save For Web, it will eliminate the Exif. 2. I see it more like +1 2/3 stop, but yes flash would help, even the pop up flash. Some sort of diffuser held in front of it helps, like even a sheet of white paper (not held too close to the flash). Otherwise, then more ISO or slower shutter or wider aperture will give more exposure too. ISO would seem the right choice here (or more light, via flash). 3. There is very little depth of field in closeup macro shots. Such closeups do need f/16 or f/22 for the depth of field. A beginner problem is to focus on the nearest part of the subject (where in this case, the head is furthest part, and the depth of field may not have that much range). So consciously focusing in the middle zone will likely include both ends better. Single Point focusing easily allows that. [/QUOTE]

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