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  1. I apologize that there are a number of threads addressing this already, but they've still left me a bit unclear about my own needs. I want to be specific. I have been a natural light film photographer for a number of years so I have never used flash. I mostly shoot portraiture/fashion editorial kind of work and would like to be able to supplement a flash with natural light or be able to use flash indoors in a way that looks like natural light. It seems like an external flash with a dome modifier would be the best way of going about this. Since I have all of zero experience in this realm I am hoping some of you can help me out on this! And for the record none of my lenses are leaf shutter, so that's why I'm concentrating on the 1/30th sync speed concern. Some basic concerns: I know that the Pentax 67's flash sync is 1/30th of a second and I know that is limiting. However I can't say I exactly understand what this means in relation to flash. I get that I can only shoot with that slow of a shutter speed. Does this mean I need to use a tripod? That my subject will need to be still rather than in action? But won't the flash freeze the subject? I guess I'm unclear how this effects things. I know that it's limiting but I don't know why or how. Does my camera need to have the hand grip in order to connect to a flash, or is that only for onboard flash? I understand that is a naive question. I am incredibly naive when it comes to this subject haha. I need all of the help and hand holding I can get. From there what would I need to connect my camera to the flash? I have a handheld light meter I use for incident readings and I understand it can help me with flash readings as well, but I don't exactly understand how those things connect or what I'm reading. Things like this I can probably research and learn on my own, but the first few questions I asked in relation specifically to the Pentax 67 have been tough to nail down in my research so those are the priority. Thanks so much!
  2. <p>True, I shouldn't have said halving the speed is a general rule. Just an option. Borrowing an external light meter to at least compare meter settings with doesn't sound like a bad idea. Overall it sounds like I'm probably better off adding more light and/or learning to control it better plus honing my metering skills than applying a general overexposure. I can work with that, thanks all!</p>
  3. <p>Sorry for the incorrect terminology. I'll keep that in mind. But given the linked images as a starting point what would your advice be in terms of exposure? Would halving the box speed possibly help? Metering for shadows? <br> I guess the issue I've always had with indoor shoots is underexposure, and a difficult time figuring out "correct" exposure. Plus I shoot with a Contax G1 which means I can't use an external meter. What should I be metering off of to get the correct exposure in shots like the examples I provided? Thank you!</p>
  4. <p>I'm needing some advice for shooting brighter images indoors. I know the general rule of thumb for portrait work outdoors is to half the box speed to 200 to overexpose. What about indoors? If you are aiming for higher key images indoors would you still shoot at 200, meter for shadows, and work pretty much exclusively with a tripod? Or is that pretty much setting up for failure? <br> A good example of what I'm aspiring towards is <a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/19584449/Identities-Part-ii">this shoot</a>, which to my understanding was shot with Portra. Granted there is definitely some post processing going on in these images, but this is the ballpark I'm aiming for. <br> I know I'm needing to work on my indoor technique all around. I'm going to start experimenting with diffusers and reflectors and possibly supplementing daylight balanced artificial light with natural light. Obviously working with the most light is the best, and overexposing will need a lot of light. But I do love what overexposing does to color and contrast with Portra, yet I can't seem to find anything online about doing it indoors. Any thoughts? </p> <p>Thanks!</p> <p> </p>
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