Questions tagged “fill flash”

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How can I prevent overexposure when using an on-camera flash outdoors for fill light?

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5y ago

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How can I force the flash to fire on a Canon IXUS 430 in bright indoor light?

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7y ago

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How can I photograph a dark restaurant interior with a bright view outside without blowing highlights or losing the foreground?

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8y ago

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Why does my Nikon D7000 fire the flash in Auto mode even in daylight?

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8y ago

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How can I recreate Elena Shumilova’s soft, glowing backlit look?

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9y ago

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Should I use a newly bought flash for protest/event photography if I’m not fully confident with it yet?

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9y ago

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How should I expose portraits in front of bright snow so both the people and background look right?

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9y ago

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How can I balance exposure and white balance when shooting from shade into bright sun?

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9y ago

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Can a single speedlight in a softbox overpower the sun?

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9y ago

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Why is my outdoor fill flash overexposed at 1/200s, f/2.8, ISO 125?

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10y ago

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How do I expose a subject in shade when the background is in bright sun?

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11y ago

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How can I keep direct flash from overpowering a night scene without lots of trial and error?

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11y ago

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Why can’t my camera capture detail in both a dark subject and a bright sky?

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11y ago

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What does “expose for the background” mean when using flash outdoors?

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11y ago

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How do I use a flash meter to set manual off-camera flash for fill with ambient light?

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11y ago

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Is using a wide aperture with flash common, and why is it harder outdoors?

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12y ago

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How do you expose a strongly backlit portrait while keeping subject detail and a bright halo?

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12y ago

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How can I expose both a backlit subject and the sun in the same portrait when my flash won't sync above 1/250s?

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12y ago

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What flash guide number is needed to keep a sunny-day subject properly exposed while darkening the background by 2 stops?

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12y ago

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Can aperture change the fill flash-to-ambient ratio, or is it controlled only by shutter speed?

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13y ago

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