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02/26/2007 03:51:15 PM · #1 |
Went back to the park today to shoot for a current challenge when I spotted these two riders - (and yes I'll admit it, it was the well-muscled 'cowboy' with no shirt and what sounded like a British accent that caught my attention). Having used the Underexposure fill in flash technique to good effect on a close-up subject I decided to try it out again - asking two complete strangers if I could take their picture.
Another photographer has used this technique to great effect but these attempts appear flat and not properly illuminated.
Has anyone tried this technique with good success and could you offer suggestions on these two photos? I have a feeling that I needed to get closer than 10 feet - as that the flash drops off exponentially after 6 feet.
Camera was set on Manual
ISO 50
F-stop 7.1
Shutter 1/125
Used fill in flash
I am about 9 feet away from subjects
Sun was off to the left and at the 11 o'clock position. |
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02/26/2007 04:02:14 PM · #2 |
If you're using the in-camera flash, it's just not up to the job; nowhere near powerful enough to compete with daylight at that distance. You need some sort of a speedlight, an external (and much more powerful) flash unit. I'm not sure which ones work with your Olympus, but I see it DOES have a hotshoe so at least that's an option.
R.
ETA: I haven't done this in quite a while, but basically it used to be a full-manual operation: set camera on M, dial in the aperture you need to get the correct flash illumination at the given distance, then dial in the shutter speed you calculate will give you the desired amount of underexposure for the rest of the environment.
Message edited by author 2007-02-26 16:04:36.
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02/26/2007 04:10:49 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
If you're using the in-camera flash, it's just not up to the job; nowhere near powerful enough to compete with daylight at that distance. You need some sort of a speedlight, an external (and much more powerful) flash unit. I'm not sure which ones work with your Olympus, but I see it DOES have a hotshoe so at least that's an option.
R.
ETA: I haven't done this in quite a while, but basically it used to be a full-manual operation: set camera on M, dial in the aperture you need to get the correct flash illumination at the given distance, then dial in the shutter speed you calculate will give you the desired amount of underexposure for the rest of the environment. |
Hmmm, had not thought that I might need a more powerful flash unit...I was trying to get the same look as this (this photographer utilized the Underexposure fill in flash technique) The Little Albino |
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02/26/2007 04:14:25 PM · #4 |
The example that you posted appears to me to have been stopped down and possibly used second curtain flash to fill it in. Although I'm not expert and I dont even play one on TV or the internet.
MattO
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02/26/2007 04:15:36 PM · #5 |
You underexpose the film/scene by 1 stop and overexpose the flash by 1 stop use a powerful external flash
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02/27/2007 01:40:16 PM · #6 |
| Thank you gentleman for the tips...I'm going to have to look into a stronger external flash. |
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