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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 542454" data-attributes="member: 12496">Hi Ian,There should be a lot of help here, but for us to understand, you need to describe what you are actually doing.  Are you using the flash on the hot shoe, or remotely with the YN622?  Either way, what are the mode settings on flash, and settings on the 622 if involved.I don't have a 622, so I would be ignorant about it. Others here use it, and know about it.For the simpler regular case of the flash on the camera hot shoe, simply put the flash into TTL mode, and shoot away.  The flash head can be aimed up for bounce or ahead for direct flash.  The camera needs no flash mode for a hot shoe flash, but camera mode A or M would be normal.  For bounce flash, start at ISO 400 and f/5 and 1/200 second shutter speed (but other values can be possible or needed or desirable).  The result really should not be too too bright (except maybe for direct flash), a bit dim is the normal issue, but either way, camera flash compensation will adjust what TTL flash mode is doing.  There is also flash compensation on the flash, and you can use either, but if somehow you use Both, they will add together numerically.For hot shoe flash, you can use flash Manual mode.  In which case, you simply adjust the power level of the flash to give you the trial and error result that you want.  If too bright, then set a lower power level, repeat until it is correct.  Manual means that it is YOU that does this control.For either TTL or Manual flash, just make the result look like you want.With Flash Compensation for TTL, or flash power level for Manual flash.And there are other remote modes of course.  Your triggering too early sounds like S1 mode with a TTL flash on the camera, but just guessing about what the situation might be, that is not sounding likely.So please tell us the situation, how you are trying to use the gear?</blockquote>

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