dusk lighting?

[Chip]

Originally Posted by 7000-4life

well chip.. you are right.. that's also a way to do it.. if.. you have some skies to meter from.. depends.. the event i was at.. was so late.. so the skies were all dark.. and therefor i had to do it the way i described.. but yes.. meter from the skies.. set flash exposure compensation to -1 or -2 that will do alot..
but like everything with photography.. the way to do it.. depends on the current conditions

Yep. I agree. The OP asked about "dusk", and I know it's not a well-defined term, but dusk to me means at least some ambient light is available. And if I'm wrong, then you've got it covered.

[7000-4life]

Originally Posted by Chip

Yep. I agree. The OP asked about "dusk", and I know it's not a well-defined term, but dusk to me means at least some ambient light is available. And if I'm wrong, then you've got it covered.

yes you are right.. dusk may be some ambient light yes.. but depending on the sky.. well.. if it's all cloudy.. then i can still be pretty dark at dusk but well. i guess we have covered both situations then

[Steve@C4]

This is actually my favorite time to shoot. I actually wrote a tutorial on how to do this. You can find it on my lighting blog - genericlighting. Clicking the link will take you directly to the post. I've even done up a lighting diagram. Here's a shot from the post...


Cheers,
Steve

[kencaleno]

Originally Posted by EmmaR

sorry, no I don't. I just saw them in passing and was wondering if there was a way around it.

A There is nothing to bounce your flash off as it's outside.

Can it be done?

Emma

Yes, What you do is get a meter reading off a face you are going to photograph in A/Av mode-make note of the settings-switch to manual mode and use these settings for exposure-you can set your flash at 45 degrees,and with a rubber band attach a white business card, for bounce. regards, Ken