Eric DeWitt
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http://neilvn.com/tangents/flash-photography-techniques/
Some tremendous tutorials on here for using flash.
Dusty, You are not alone in your frustration with lack of sharp images of little kids, especially indoors. I have a 3.5 year old, and have questioned every aspect of my gear and technique trying to get sharp images of kids playing in the house. I was even ready to jump ship over to nikon because i was convinced canon AF systems couldn’t keep up with kids. Then i came to the realization that it isn’t me…
Lots of other good advice here, i’ll try not to repeat, but definitely crank up the iso. Try and shoot in the area’s with sufficient light to get the SS up. Use fast glass. And use flash, and learn to use flash in manual mode! I have been concentrating on learning to use flash and shooting the camera in manual mode while doing so. Indoors in houses is a perfect place to be bouncing flash off a ceiling or walll just use the flash exposure comp to make sure your getting enough light. Flash also does a great job at freezing motion when using slower shutter speeds.
And take heart, if none of this helps, give the kids a year or so, then they will actually start listening to you and holding still – for at least a second or two!
Flash bounced back over shoulder off wall and ceiling.
Sorry about the family snapshot here, but a good example at direct camera flash (not bounced) but shot on manual with a 1/30 SS and f4 to let the background light soak in so it doens’t go black an loose detail of neat environment.
And, a example of how flash can stop motion. This was playing around in the snow a few nights ago. Shot with a Canon 580 camera right in a 28″ softbox. Shutter speed was 1/10 of a second at f/8.
Way to go Tim. And i thought i was jealous of your adventures last summer out west. Now this, as i sit in michigan looking out the window at snow. At least the sun is shining for once.
Are you using the canon remote control, or the self timer for your tripod shots?
Zach, in regards to what you were saying about a diminished level of “responsiveness” in your desktop….
I don’t really have anything to add to what has been said, but let me know if you pull the trigger – i have a ef-s 10-22 and a ef-s 60 macro that i really can’t justify having around anymore since i went to full frame – if you’re interested.
One other thing to add – with my 5dm2, i found when i was shooting at marginal shutter speeds, the first frame of a series of shots was always the worst.
Hey John. I’m glad u like them. They were shot with the580’s in ettl. The off camera light was always the stronger one, but I did vary the ratio’s. It was suprisingly easy to use. I feel the same about the 4th shot. It was one of the first and I didn’t have the exposure dialed in yet. It would look better I think with the stronger light.
