this might come off as a pretty silly question but how many of you shoot in daytime with flash on/off? reasons? if you're using sunlight with reflectors to fill in, do you still trigger flash?
this might come off as a pretty silly question but how many of you shoot in daytime with flash on/off? reasons? if you're using sunlight with reflectors to fill in, do you still trigger flash?
hi macrolandscape,
there is no true answer to this.
i do not shoot humans, but the lighting condition is so different for every shot. having a clear concept of how light works, and thinking before you execute the shot will help.
for example, if you are shooting a BACKLIT subject, i.e. a human with the sun behind her - firstly, try to avoid this, but if you have no choice, FILL FLASH can help with getting details. else you will either get a blownout sky (which can be useful if that's what you want), or just a silhouette with a proper sky.. or you can have a bit of both with fill flash.
i understand what you're saying nai meh. but would a reflector be able to do that adequately?
my apologies, i have limited experience with reflectors.
but i do think that you can use flash with reflector being used. why not?
nah, i won't do it if i were you. photographers usually photograph because they can't paint!well you've got a point. or i can just throw my camela away n start painting. lol.
And of course any landscape/architecture - flash is useless
there are certain effects that you can only produce with flash. E.g., glamour shots. But then again, forget about your little pop-up flash or normal flash. You need a real power pack and a big strobe or ring flash (google Dave Hill for examples)
But otherwise - reflector is normally nicer and more natural
And of course any landscape/architecture - flash is useless
that and whole lot of pp.professional interior/ architecture photogs uses strobes to achieve better results... you might have been cheated if you think some the beautifully taken pictures in interior design magazines are taken with available lighting.
Saw many professional photographer is doing that, carry along the flash and using the flash on day time. For example outdoor model shooting, outdoor wedding shooting etc, any advice
It all depends on the scene.... if the subject is backlit, your camera may be easily fooled by the large amount of bright light and give you a metering which will cause your subject to be too dark while giving a bright BG. So in such a case, you fill flash to your subject to balance out the equation. How much, you can do trial and error to find out...
In that situation, spot metering or centre weighted metering a better choice than matrix metering? :think: