» Topic: Fill Flash Outdoors

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Jan 30, 2009 at 2:13 pm #66458

mark s
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Whenever someone can integrate Pam Anderson into a technical explanation of any kind, I support that venture.

Jan 30, 2009 at 2:52 pm #66459

Zach Matthews
The Itinerant Angler

David –

That last one is poignant. How was he as a subject?

Neal –

It’s all about the hat, bro. I think your camera is going wonky trying to place you in that ’38 roadster its software told it to expect whenever it encounters that sort of hat. 😉

Incidentally, this blog is pretty hilarious: http://wasp101.blogspot.com/2008/01/sunday-afternoon-drive.html

Just giving you crap Neal.

Zach

Jan 30, 2009 at 2:54 pm #66460

Buzz Bryson
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Definitely agree with David about power portraits (and excellent shots, by the way!).

Jan 30, 2009 at 4:42 pm #66461

Neal Osborn
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Zach, hahahaha.

Jan 30, 2009 at 4:45 pm #66462

Neal Osborn
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Agree to with David – – – would like to see some more portrait type shots of fly fishers!

Thanks Buzz.

Jan 30, 2009 at 10:09 pm #66463

David Anderson
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David –

That last one is poignant. How was he as a subject?

He was very new back then and full of confidence because he was young and going places – he was an easy subject.
(I didn’t get much time with him then)
The last time I shot him, about 2 years ago, he was directing a music video and was a very different person in that he was so focused on his directing he didn’t really want to do many posed photos, though I got a lot of great stuff of him working and had a couple days on set.
IMHO he was a very good director because he was really involved in the production team unlike a lot of them and also worked really well with the talent.
Let’s face it, if a guy like that was giving you acting advice for your video you would be keen to follow listen.

www.dsaphoto.com

A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.

Jan 31, 2009 at 1:42 pm #66464

Michael Phillippe
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David,

In the shot of the fisherman at sunset, do you you meter on the sky and then fill flash the person? (Can’t you tell I’m new at this?!)

Michael

Feb 1, 2009 at 9:43 am #66465

David Anderson
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In the shot of the fisherman at sunset, do you you meter on the sky and then fill flash the person? (Can’t you tell I’m new at this?!)

The camera would have been in aperture mode with the exposure compensation (ambient) set to -1 and the flash in ETTL.
(guessing a bit here – as it was a while ago)

On most cameras that should do it, though if you’re diffusing your flash it might need a bit extra (+1/2 ?) to cover a shot that wide.

www.dsaphoto.com

A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.

Feb 1, 2009 at 12:09 pm #66466

John Bennett
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Michelle thats a good place to start.

Meter the BG, adjust your flash power. Take a shot and check your LCD/Histo…Adjust as neccessary.

I use a Gary Fong lightsphere and depnding on distance to subject /coverage have had to dial in as much as +1.5 at times.

However when it comes to flash I don’t think I’m all that good. In time with more experience and success we start to recognise situations and the adjustments become fewer and fewer. Meaning you’ll have a better idea from the get go whats going to work.

be it negative comp on you settings or negative or positive comp on your flash.
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