You shot the first one at 1/60th. If you bumped that up to 1/125-1/180, it will kill the ambient in most situations. Since the shutter speed doesn't affect the flash, there is no reason to use a slower shutter speed unless you are specifically trying to include the ambient.
An easy way to check is point your camera at your scene and if your meter reads 3 or more stops underexposed, the ambient won't contribute to the shot. There isn't a need to work in the dark, most studios are lit so you can see. On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 6:27 PM, Tim Øsleby <[email protected]> wrote: > http://maritimtim.blogspot.com/2011/02/first-steps-in-studio.html > > > What I've already learned is to take ambient light into consideration. > It out powered the flashes in the shadows and made some ugly colour > casts. > Next time I'll turn most of the ambient light off. This will also give > me deeper shadows to play with. > -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
