The Best of Senior Portrait Photography by Hurter Bill

Author:Hurter, Bill [Hurter, Bill]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
ISBN: 9781608954803
Publisher: Perseus Books, LLC

FLASH AS THE MAIN LIGHT

If the light is dropping, you can overpower the daylight exposure with flash. In the same hypothetical situation where the daylight exposure was second at f/8, you would simply adjust your flash output to f/11, a stop more powerful than the daylight, and set your camera to second at f/11.

This technique works particularly well on overcast days when using barebulb flash, which is a point-light source like the sun. Position the flash to the right or left of the subject and elevate it for better modeling. If you want to accentuate the lighting pattern and darken the background and shadows, increase the flash output to ½ to 1 stop greater than the daylight exposure and expose for the flash exposure. Do not underexpose your background by more than two stops, however, or you will produce an unnatural look. If you like, you can add a gel to warm up the facial lighting without affecting the rest of the scene. It’s a beautiful look.

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