john_oppenheimer1 Posted October 3, 2002 Share Posted October 3, 2002 I am shooting a portrait of an actress in a large medium lit room in a museum, F100/SB-28, Fuji 400NPS, five feet away, with a poster of the actress as a backdrop, wanted somewhat in partial focus and lit.How should I test for exposure, flash, etc. take a flash meter reading, use TTL or manual, overexpose, dial up or down the flash, thank you.John Oppenheimer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huey_stevens Posted October 3, 2002 Share Posted October 3, 2002 John Although I don't know the specifics of your environment not being there, I would suggest the following. 1. Camera Body - Aperture Priority, f8 should do, if you want more blur in the backdrop, f5.62. Using these camera settings, I suggest more than one exposure.a. SB 28 in Matrix Balanced Fill Flash (MBFF), head in down "locked" postion.b. SB 28 in plain old TTL, head locked down.c. IF there is a low ceiling, i.e. lower than 15ft, AND it is reflective, i.e. like that white paneling stuff celotex, THEN tilt the flash head up so that the spot of light produced on the ceiling is half way between you and the actress. Pull out the diffuser and flash card, let the diffuser lay on top of the flash head, and make sure the flash card is all the way out and pointing towards your subject. Do this in plain old TTL mode only. Let the flash recycle well before firing. SincerelyHugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hal_bissinger Posted October 3, 2002 Share Posted October 3, 2002 How far behind your subject is the backdrop? What lens are you using? I think you are going to have a real hard time lighting your subject and the backdrop and making both look decent with what you have. I would at least get the flash off the camera and use a diffuser. You are not really going to be able to count on the "medium lighting" ambient to help much. To be successful here I think you will need another light or at least some natural light from a window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted October 3, 2002 Share Posted October 3, 2002 Put the camera into aperture priority. Set the sync mode to rear sync. Use Matrix TTL. Get your flash off the camera and watch out for reflections on the glass covering the poster (it that is an issue.) You might want to use a CTO gel on the flash head. putthe camera on a tripod. use a small softbox for the flash if you have one. Practice by using a friend as a stand in before hand.<P>Who are you shooting for? Who is the actress? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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