Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Adam: >I think they are as well exposed >as they were going to be shooting in a dark room By that, I'm guessing you mean dark backgrounds? Try dragging your shutter a bit. If the ambient exposure calls for 1/2 at f1.4, then use that, and just the let flash fall where it does at regular exposure. Your subject will be mostly frozen by the flash, and any background blur caused by motion will probably blend in with the out of focus blur. If you have a decent light level, then set your flash to underexpose by some amount. I like -1 2/3 stop, myself. The flash will then boost the shadows just enough to be captured in the range of your film. It's more like a self-powered reflector, and it won't be the main light. -- Eric http://canid.com/