dimitrije_curcic

I've got a question about flash and digital cameras. I'm using Fuji

S20 (on manual settings) with an external flash and when I shoot

portraits with no backgrounds I get extremly overexposed pics. If

there is a background they come out perfect. (I'm following the

aperature/distance settings dictaced by flash since the camera is on

manual.)

 

Thanks.

I've worked as a lab mngr for company that does wedding and I can honestly tell you as far as customers go and weddings the best thing to do is get them nice and posed with plenty of lighting and please none of that trying-to-capture-natural-ambience-lighting. Honestly they don't really care about the fine points, you should concentrate more on people positioning and such.

I've worked at a photolab for quite some time, and what I've come to

notice whith my super observant skills is that Kodak film accumulates

a lot more dust then Fuji or anyother film. I think it has to do

with the plastic compound that they use for their film because it

becomes a lot more staticly charged then any other film (its also

thicker and harder to touch). So next time anybody complains about

dust on their film pics (if anybody uses film anymore) check the film

brand... GO FUJI.... Thanks for listening...just had to get that off

my chest.

I wouldn't compare myself anywhere close to a pro photographer but

since I spend the last decade or so managing novice photographers and

spend countless hours fixing their cameras (your typical finger-thru-

shutter moves) and explaining the fine points of how no flash in a

dark room = no picture; I've grown to appreaciate the photo-arts.

Now as far as my eqiupment I have an N80 with your stnd. 28-80 lens.

I heavn't used it much, but latlely I've been getting the urge take

photos and to express my artistick abilities, and I seem to find my

lens a whee bit inadequate (imagine that) now I would like to by a

nice tele lens and a good macro lens. I feel that should be satisfy

my needs. Now the catch is for me not to spend a lot of money on

these here lenses (couple hundred or so) and yes I know that the

price is almost always proportional to quality...but I if one of

youse pros can help me out... I'd appreaciate it greatly.