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Digital Photography 1 on 1

By Mark Wallace

August 1, 2011

What camera settings are used to overpower the sun? In this week's episode, Mark Wallace explains how to do this.


Mark Wallace teaches you how to adjust flash and ambient exposures separately when using an on-camera speedlight. These are great techniques that apply not only to portraits, but any speedlight photography!

 


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Good video, until...

First, if he thinks the exposure on the model is identical in each of his exposure compensated shots, he must not have reviewed the video. Second, my lowly Olympus E520 lets me control flash exposure compensation separate from ambient exposure compensation, just as is the case with probably any other brand. Maybe he's just trying to hard to sell Canon?

by Rain in Cedar Rapids IA on October 30, 2011

1 of 1 people found this comment helpful
 
D90 ISO

Just wondering, why is there ISO 800 on D90?

by bostyan in Slovenia on September 20, 2011

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slightly deceptive

always enjoy marks videos, but this one although informative was slightly deceptive about capabilities of Nikon cameras and flash. Mark gave the impression that nikon cameras cannot have seperate exposure compensation for flash and ambient. That is wrong, D100, and above all have ability to shoot in aperture priority and seperately control EV global and EV on flash.

by shc in Los angeles on August 31, 2011

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also nikon has exposure compensation

exposure compensation controls backgrounds and flash compensation controls subject exposure separately on all nikons!!! even on my d50!! i suspect that even other brands do that... the beep on the cameras also adds up to making you look like someone who does not know what he's talking about

by croydon in italy on August 17, 2011

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Nikon also does FEC

Great video Mark, but Nikon also offers flash exposure compensation.... Ive used it on my D7000, D700 and D3s Thanks

by paulo007 in NJ, USA on August 14, 2011

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Freaking awsome!!!

Ive been shooting portraits with a flash and now I have a better grasps on what I'm doing because of this video.

by Joshua in Texas on August 7, 2011

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Thamk you

I now have more ideas for great shots. I can make it look nighttime in the day time. Cool

by mikeinnyc in nyc on August 5, 2011

2 of 2 people found this comment helpful
 
FLASH SYNC W/ SHUTTER SPEED OVER 1/250

AT ABOUT 4.35 MINUTES IN YOUR VIDEO, YOU MENTIONED GOING TO FOCAL PLANE TO BE ABLE TO INCREASE SHUTTER SPEED OVER 1/250. WHERE AND HOW IS THIS DONE? I HAVE A D5000 AND A SB800. THANKS FLIP

by FLIP in HOUSTON, TX on August 3, 2011

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Awesome Info

Mark, wow great info.. extremely helpful. I shoot Canon so thanks for those extra tips. Being able to quickly adjust either ambient or flash is awesome. Keep up the great work.

by Mike in Texas on August 2, 2011

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Canon Aperture Priority Exposure Compensation

Hi, Great episode Mark, controlling the balance of flash and ambient light something that has never quite been clear in my head until now, so thanks a lot. At 08:30 you talk about using Aperture priority mode with exposure compensation to change only the background exposure, but from the images it looks like the exposure on the model is changing as well. Am I just mis-interpreting what I am seeing in the images? I have been following your whole 1 on 1 series and have learnt so much! Thanks.

by IanD in UK on August 2, 2011

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