![]() Julie Wall |
Portrait Photos: A Shadow Question
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Julie Wall |
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Julie Wall |
ok...couldn't get them to show here, but do have them displayed (temporarily) in my gallery. Would be the pictures of the cute little girl and my not so cute ex husband. ha ha. ;)
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Diane Dupuis |
Hi Julie! We have the same camera! Try having them stand further away from the wall. Also you can try having more light in the room (natural or artificial by bringing in lamps) so you don't need to use the on-camera flash. Good luck!
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- Jyan L. Crayton Contact Jyan L. Crayton Jyan L. Crayton's Gallery |
I'm having the same problem with shadows behind the subject, and it's always the cute pictures. How far should a subject be from the background? And if I use a studio strobe with an umbrella without camera flash, would this help? Also, if the light is on in the house when photographing my subject, would it give mixed light from the strobe?
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Maverick Creatives |
When doing studio work against a backdrop, it is suggested the model be positioned approximately 6 feet from the backdrop. You can purchase an off-camera slave flash for your S5000 that will fire when your on-board flash fires. If you position this second flash as a backlight, it will eliminate the shadows. There are many choices out there; however, this flash I have seen used with the S5000 gives good results, and it isn't too expensive. http://www.vivitar.com/Products/Flashes/flash.html#DF200 Regards, Gary
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Julie Wall |
Hi, all! Thanks for the advice. I'd been having my subjects only a foot or two from the backdrop (space was an issue), but will figure out a way to pull them closer to me. Gary, thanks, I'm going to hit that link now. :) Diane, I've seen the pictures in your gallery. I had no idea our camera was capable of those kinds of results. Your photos are amazing!
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