Tuffythepug
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On camera flash really takes all the detail and modelling out of skin.
They look, as they are actually doing, like they are staring into a very bright light.
On camera flash really takes all the detail and modelling out of skin.
They look, as they are actually doing, like they are staring into a very bright light.
I can only say that I am glad my wife is not as critical of the results. But thanks for the response. I used the tools I had available to me at the time.
On camera flash really takes all the detail and modelling out of skin.
They look, as they are actually doing, like they are staring into a very bright light.
I can only say that I am glad my wife is not as critical of the results. But thanks for the response. I used the tools I had available to me at the time.
No problem.
It's best for your photography in the long run if you hear unbiased comments from viewers who don't have any emotional ties to the content - and I assume that's why you posted it in the first place.
What I would have done would have been to set the speedlight on a tripod just above and off to one side, and use some sort of diffuser (a quick trip to the Tupperware drawer would likely have yeilded a suitable one) and set the speedlight to manual, and use the on-camera flash to tirgger it, calculating rough exposure with the guide number and fine-tuning it by trial and error. Given the conditions etc, the image is fine; could it have been better? Of course, any image could have been better. If the family is happy then, that's all that matters!Now that you've told me what I did wrong how about some advice in what I should have done ? I have a Nikon D-80 and a Nikon SB-700 speedlight which I used for fill in a very shaded area of a park. Bright mid-day sun made me think that a shaded area under the trees would be preferable so I put the camera on a tripod and mounted the flash for fill. I imagine keeping the flash off camera and held to the side and above may have provided more pleasing detail and modeling on their faces ? That wasn't an option without a sync cord unless I used the speedlight as a slave. You tell me. I am always willing to learn from those who are more knowledgeable. What would you have done ?