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Originally Posted by kwai_perez
hi! i need ur suggestions on this..i had a hard tym figuring this out..at night, it's really impossible to shoot a very clear portrait without a flash unless you have a tripod with you. my prob with using a pop-up flash is the main subject is over-exposed while the background is under-exposed.. it's like the flash just hit the main subject causing the picture to be really bad. that's why i tried using a diy flash diffuser..it helped but not so much..it just fixed the over-exposed subject..but the background is still under-exposed..what i want is for the flash to be distributed equally..i really need your help..tnx!!
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If you shoot at a party or wedding reception, indoors at night using the auto or programme flash setting, which is usually either 1/250 or 1/500 second, you will end up with ultra black backgrounds, and not the scene you saw. That is because the flash fired too fast to record background detail. Solution: set camera to shutter priority or manual mode, and adjust speed to between 1/30 and 1/8 second-these are normal settings for fairly dark conditions, because of the actual flash speed,. blur won’t be a problem. This is Known as “Dragging the shutter”.
When using Dragging method keep flash set to auto or ttl, as, unless you are comfortable with doing this , you could complicate matters. If you only have a point and shoot camera, use the night setting-the camera will automatically set shutter speed to allow background detail to be captured, BUT, you will need a tripod/monopod etc, as for night mode shutter speeds are likely to be a lot slower than 1/8second.
Or use second curtain flash setting, where ambient light is exposed for,with flash firing a end of exposure lighting subject. regards, ken