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How to Use Flash Lighting At Night I have a Canon EOS Elan II and 540ex speed light. Sometimes when I take a picture at night with the flash, the human face in the picture turns to white. I used automatic on every thing. So What should I do? Thanks.
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Mark A. Braxton |
Hi Chris, I'm a beginning photographer also. One mistake we beginners often make with flash photography is with metering choices. One thing you will want to remember in extreme lighting situations is to spot meter when in doubt. Did you spot meter on your subject (the person's face being the preferred spot)? The next step is to hold down your exposure lock before you move the camera. Then attempt to take your portrait. If this does not work you might wanna try exposure compensation. Or maybe you need to check your distance to your subject based on the GN capabilities of your flash based on the ISO of the film being used and the aperture and shutter speed your camera chooses. In portraits you will also find it more effective to use aperture priority, depending on the amount of the background that you would like in the picture.
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