lizg
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I would love some guidance in helping me achieve low key lighting. I'm aiming to do some edgier stuff and I have been frustrated at not getting the camera settings right. I have a Canon 1D Mark II, I have tried AV mode, TV mode.. I usually shoot in manual mode but I decided to play with the other settings to see if that would do it. I know the AV mode will set my shutter speed and the TV mode will set my aperature after I set the shutter speed. I've tried it all, as for lighting I have very large soft boxes, a beauty dish and some reflectors. I'm thinking my light is not directional or that I might need barn doors, snoot? During one attempt, I used my beauty dish on half power and had my camera on AV mode and it was too bright, went the opposite direction and it was too dark, frustration set in and I gave up...I know I'm doing something wrong or need to incorporate something to achieve this result. Please help! I don't have any images because I deleted them as I got them all wrong lol!