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07/12/2009 10:49:10 PM · #1 |
Ok, I am helping shoot our Innovation fair at work on Wednesday and there will be lots of booths in a very sunny/shady area. There are three floors around the rotunda, roof is glass, lots of windows and it's at noon!!
Can you possibly us an ND inside??? If not, you get some seriously blown out areas and some very dark areas in the same shot. I will use a flash, but all I have is the built in on the 40D.
Any suggestions? (My ND is 4x regular, not graduated.) |
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07/12/2009 11:50:59 PM · #2 |
I haven't used an ND, so I don't know if it would be of any benefit in this situation.
My suggestions for what they are worth:
-How about using some fill flash? Since you only have the pop up flash, you can use a variety of methods to bounce or diffuse the direct flash, from an index card taped in front of it, to a coffee filter. Not terribly elegant, but they work.
If you expect to get around the Irving area before then, I would be happy loan you one of my flashes. That little one I was using at Scarborough Fair is perfect as a fill flash.
-Make sure to shoot in RAW and you can likely recover some detail from the highlights and shadows, especially if you process the RAW in something like Photomatix. I use the free version, which works perfectly for this purpose.
Message edited by author 2009-07-12 23:51:21. |
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07/13/2009 01:15:55 AM · #3 |
An ND filter won't help even out the difference between bright spots and shadow. It just darkens the whole scene.
When I shoot sunny events like that, I use a flash with an off camera cord (so I can light the subjects from the side instead of right from the front). I do often use an ND filter as well, but that's so I can use a wide aperture to blur out the background, otherwise, I usually have to shoot around F/9-F/11, and on a wide angle, that makes everything in focus. Even if it's sunny outside, it might not be bright enough inside to need an ND filter, but it's a good idea to bring just in case. |
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07/13/2009 04:30:39 AM · #4 |
I agree with Geinafets. I suggest using an off camera flash close to the subject to get about 1 stop hotter on the subject. The background colors will look really rich and saturated as a result.
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07/13/2009 09:07:08 AM · #5 |
| Off camera flash would be the ideal solution, but she doesn't have anything other than the built in flash on her 40D. |
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07/13/2009 06:44:03 PM · #6 |
I don't have the money to go buy a bunch of stuff...and this gig is for work. NO $$$$$!
Guess they get what they get, lol. The other person shooting just had an internal battery "melt down' on her flash, so she is on-board only as well! Might just have to use the P&S I bought the hubby! :P
What lens would you use for a situation like that?
Thanks for the suggestions. |
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07/13/2009 06:55:51 PM · #7 |
| Hey Kat, you may wish to employ/coax/order someone to hold a reflector for you. That will at least allow you to redirect some natural light and possible bounce some light from the onboard flash. |
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07/13/2009 07:16:10 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by Ivo:
Hey Kat, you may wish to employ/coax/order someone to hold a reflector for you. That will at least allow you to redirect some natural light and possible bounce some light from the onboard flash. |
That might work...but there will be mobs of people, might be hard to do. It's not THAT fancy. they want booth shots. Will do before it starts then just lots of candids.
It's free to them, they can't be too picky, lol! |
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