BALANCING FLASH AND AMBIENT LIGHT ISO
When approaching a scene like this, I choose my ISO first and stick to it. October Still Life by Alexandria Huff on 500px Here is my still life scene, fully finished and edited: You are letting in more ambient light, too, but it is with aperture where flash makes its biggest impact. I’ll show you examples soon.Īperture = The bigger the hole, the more flash light gets through to the film. No matter how long you leave your shutter open, the flash pops at its same, quick duration and doesn’t make a meaningful change to your exposure (while the environmental light gets more and more exposed).
Shutter = The amount of time you’re letting the environmental lighting “burn” into your film. Higher ISO makes everything more sensitive – flash and environmental lighting. Once you learn this simple lighting guide, your shooting creativity will soar: The Basics of Mixing Ambient and Flash Lighting Opposite my main light I had a silver reflector on a Justin Clamp. I used the Nikon 58mm f/1.4G lens on a D810. This year, I will show you how I exposed for both my candles while still using a flash as my key light.Īfter setting up my scene in a small room (still life photographs are a great activity during the cold months when shooting outside is undesirable), I put 1 Nikon SB-700 on a stand and behind a scrim to mimic window light.
BALANCING FLASH AND AMBIENT LIGHT HOW TO
Last year, I showed you how to arrange and light a 17 Century Dutch-style Vanitas. How to Use Shutter Speeds to Mix Natural and Flash LightingĮvery year, in celebration of the fall season, I create a still-life image. This is a great trick for shooting with candlelight-read on! In this tutorial, Alexandria demonstrates which settings control flash exposure and which control environmental lighting, so that you can mix both to capture available light while still using a flash on your main subject. Need a new idea for your next photo shoot this Halloween season? Get inspired with this exclusive tutorial by Alexandria Huff of ! Learn how to mix natural and flash lighting and take moody images simply by controlling your shutter speed.
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