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Still having beginner problems with lighting (in camera flash)
Right I am missing something here.....
Usually I shoot with flash, on 1/250 to freeze motion, then after edit using CS5 or LR to get the effect that I want,
Seems to do me well, But I want to cut down on my after editing time.
My main problem is shooting photos of reptiles too big to go in my light tent, such as larger boas.
So when I have to shoot indoors on rainy days, this is the problem I am having.
Here's a photo done on my camera
using the in camera flash
1/250 TV to freeze movement, and ISO 100
(No editing whastoever, not even a drop, just straight off the camera)
The blacks are too light, some details are lost etc and overall not great....
But as I shoot RAW With after editing, I can get a photo such as this one, which I am happy with, BUT I want to cut down editing time and improve my overall skill, I want to be shooting better images, that don't need as much editing afterwards !
HOWEVER, if I shoot without flash, I get an image such as this one
Shot handheld at 1/80, ISO 1000
But when I edit this one afterwards in CS5 or LR, I get a lot of noise and disturbance and a image I cannot use.
What settings etc. am I getting wrong ?
I know ideally I should be using a studio setting and lighting etc, but sometimes when I have snakes other than this one (who doesn't mind posing a little, other than buggering off lol ) I sometimes have to photo aggressive snakes and the camera and its built in flash is all that I can use.
So what can I do, with just the camera and the inbuilt flash, to improve my photos ?
Right I am missing something here.....
Usually I shoot with flash, on 1/250 to freeze motion, then after edit using CS5 or LR to get the effect that I want,
Seems to do me well, But I want to cut down on my after editing time.
My main problem is shooting photos of reptiles too big to go in my light tent, such as larger boas.
So when I have to shoot indoors on rainy days, this is the problem I am having.
Here's a photo done on my camera
using the in camera flash
1/250 TV to freeze movement, and ISO 100
(No editing whastoever, not even a drop, just straight off the camera)
The blacks are too light, some details are lost etc and overall not great....
But as I shoot RAW With after editing, I can get a photo such as this one, which I am happy with, BUT I want to cut down editing time and improve my overall skill, I want to be shooting better images, that don't need as much editing afterwards !
HOWEVER, if I shoot without flash, I get an image such as this one
Shot handheld at 1/80, ISO 1000
But when I edit this one afterwards in CS5 or LR, I get a lot of noise and disturbance and a image I cannot use.
What settings etc. am I getting wrong ?
I know ideally I should be using a studio setting and lighting etc, but sometimes when I have snakes other than this one (who doesn't mind posing a little, other than buggering off lol ) I sometimes have to photo aggressive snakes and the camera and its built in flash is all that I can use.
So what can I do, with just the camera and the inbuilt flash, to improve my photos ?