***** on a Peavey. Flash concerns.

[...take the shot!]

So I just took these.
I normally don't like to use flash.
There seemed to be enough light in the room, but my cat was moving around a bit, and without flash, it just wasn't working.

So what settings can be used without using flash, to make these kind of pictures work?

Of course I could use another light source, or an off camera flash but I don't have that yet.

On to the pictures.

 

[bentcountershaft]

A flash may help but the best way to get that cat to move would be to turn the amp on and play.

 

[o hey tyler]

Thread title failure.

 

[Overread36]

In camera you have 3 settings - ISO - Aperture and Shutter speed.
If you want/need a faster shutter speed then you have two options. First is to use a wider aperture (smaller f number). This comes at the cost of depth of field (wider apertures have less depth of field/area of photo in focus); whilst if you raise your ISO your noise levels in the shot will increase (though it should be said that if you correctly expose the photo the noise level will be less if you use a higher ISO to get that correct exposure than if you use a lower ISO and then try to bump the brightness up in editing).

 

[KmH]

When you use flash, the flash duration stops motion, and shutter speed is used to control the ambient light exposure. Lens aperture controls the flash (strobed light) exposure.

So the exposure triad works a bit differently when using strobed lighting. A further consideration is syncing the flash of light to either the front or the rear curtain.

 

[gsgary]

Nice amp shame about the cat

 

[KevinPutman]

A flash may help but the best way to get that cat to move would be to turn the amp on and play.

The first time I read this post, I saw the word "fish" instead of "flash"...
it took my a bit to figure out what in hell you were talking about.

 

[GooniesNeverSayDie11]

Try moving the amp first , changing angle or clearing the clutter around and behind the amp. The composition is far worse than the lighting. With some dodging and burning and perhaps a monochrome convert you could make these work if the composition was there.