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Following on from this thread, https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/threads/white-balance-question-using-flash-with-ambient.609837/ which started off as a simple question about balancing ambient light and flash (to which CTO gel on the flash was the answer) I had another go at this last night - but this was less about getting the ambient lit background this time as Finley refused to stand in front of the tree. So, we put his favourite programmes on TV (Lorna's suggestion) and that kept him still enough to grab a few shots, though very few of him looking at the camera (I'm happy to wait until he's a little older for that to happen).
I got a lot of very useful tips in the previous thread, and I'd like to thank those that either just took the time to comment or passed on their knowledge.
Things done differently in this shot, following tips in the previous thread:
After all that, I hope there's nothing too much wrong with this shot (and others on Flickr)
though if there is please let me know, I still want to learn.
IMG_3086 by Ian Bradshaw, on Flickr
I got a lot of very useful tips in the previous thread, and I'd like to thank those that either just took the time to comment or passed on their knowledge.
Things done differently in this shot, following tips in the previous thread:
- Used a remote trigger rather than pop up flash to act as the commander, so no flash exposure from the pop up flash (which would not turn off, though I know how to do this now). It also successfully fired the slave flash which it didn't in the first shot in the previous thread - thanks Phil, David, Craig, Simon, Chris (@Phil V, @Pookeyhead, @CraigDHD, @juggler, @chris malcolm) for spotting this and convincing me what the problem was. Looking at the number of people tagged, I took a little too much convincing!!!;
- Listen to what more experienced people tell you, they know best;
- Flash head was positioned more centrally in, and further away from the umbrella (using the other half's hair bands to attach it to the flash which was in it's upright position and tilted down) - thanks Simon (@juggler);
- Flash was set at widest zoom setting (14mm) to fill the umbrella as much as possible - thank you Kris (@Livin The Dream) and Phil V again;
- Flash was put as high as it would go (height rather than power) and Finley was lower in relation to the flash position - thanks again Kris.
- Flash was as close as I could practically get it (thanks David, again);
- Colour profile set in Adobe Camera Raw to use sRGB rather than Adobe RGB (which was causing colour cast issues before) - this is a HUGE help, as I've had issues getting skin tones correct - many thanks David (@minnnt) for spotting this. I also had a read through some of your threads on the issue - see next point!!;
- Colour settings in PS were changed to settings previously put on another thread by David (though this is straight from ACR) so no impact on this picture;
- WB left as shot, rather than adjusting it to standard "flash" setting of 5500K - another thing that should make a big difference to future shots (thank Phil, yet again);
- Take the photos before Finley has spaghetti (or anything else messy) for his tea rather than after, or make sure he's had a good face wash first to save cloning out/spot removing food left on his face (worked this one out on my own).
After all that, I hope there's nothing too much wrong with this shot (and others on Flickr)
though if there is please let me know, I still want to learn.IMG_3086 by Ian Bradshaw, on Flickr
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