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Originally Posted by mdruziak
My only suggestion is to bump up your shutter speed, 1/20 is too slow. Any subject motion and you will get blur.
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hmm. ok, thanks,
in theory i needed 1/50th for that focal lenght, but i wasnt getting any blur as the flash overpowers the ambient and freezes the motion.
i did a 30 second exposure this week, same thing frozen motion no blurring.
i appreciiate the input, thanks.
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Originally Posted by sarahgirl777
I would also say bump up your shutter speed, remember it only controls the ambient light so it shouldn't effect the light on your subject. If it does then your using some ambient to light your subject meaning you would want to increase the power on your strobe so that is what lights your subject. You could up your strobe power and raise your f stop and that should allow more of the light to bounce off of your reflectors. However I don't think that the shadows are too dark, I think it looks real nice!
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hmmmmmmm.. fascinating.
yes, i got caught up with posing, aperture, shutterspeed, reflector plaement.. and only adjusted the strobe a couple times for power/zoom.
i should mention it was a very dark room. (so dark it was hard to get a focus)
what i DID notice was faster shutterspeeds were increasing the contrast across the face.
so by what you say here about the strobe lighting the subject makes sense.
i THINK my reflector isnt up to grade for studio stuff..
(not reflective enough) its just white cotton cloth over a spring steel frame..
its great for backlighting in the sun tho'
SO, i may need to try a more reflective surface next time. that should stop the shuterspeed fro killing my fill light.
as you say, more flash power
this 1 strobe was indeed acting as key light, hair light and fill light..
so in essence i needed to decrease contrast caused by raising the flash power, by using a smaller aperture.
so easy in hindsight
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Originally Posted by SusanH1970
The lighting looks good to me! Definitely not to dark on her neck and chest. The tiny bit of shadow play adds depth to the shot.
I wouldn't have even noticed the tan line if you hadn't pointed it out. You could always clone it out if it bugs you that much.
By the way, your wife is indeed lovely!
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why thank you Susan
the shadow from the head darkens the tanned chest, while the "untanned" shoulder is highlighted by the flash.
if you didnt notce it then its sweet, i'll leave it.