Beginner studio: Canon Digital Rebel, two 110 w/s strobes bounced into white umbrellas. One of the strobes is PC wired in to fire with shutter release, the other is passive fill light. Both strobes set to lowest power on the dial.
Dilemma: When ISO is at 100, strobe fires but camera still takes many seconds on exposure, perhaps 4 sec. at f5.5. When ISO is set higher, exposure is quick, but picture is then blown out too bright.
I don't see other people metering and their exposures are split second, with great shots. What the heck am I missing? Also, I don't know much about metering, etc.
Thanks for your help!
2006-09-11 00:02:56 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
change the shutter speed to a higher setting to get less glare
2006-09-11 00:42:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your camera is obviously set to Shutter Priority Mode and the shutter is set to a slower speed.
Set the camera to Program Mode (check with your instructions manual). I use Nikon so the settings may differ in the icons or letters that designate the different modes, so bear with me, OK?
You have a manual mode (in Nikon it is designated with an "M") where YOU set the shutter speed and the aperture in accordance with the light meter readings. You also have Aperture Priority (in Nikon it is designated with an "A") where you set the desired aperture (or f/stop) and the camera will set the shutter speed for you; and, you have Shutter Speed Priority (in Nikon, designated by an "S") where you set the desired shutter speed (how long the aperture actually stays open during the exposure) and the camera will select the size of the opening or aperture size to use for a correct exposure. Finally, you have Full Automatic Mode (in Nikon, designated by a "P" for "program") where the camera will select the aperture AND shutter speed for you automatically. If a DEDICATED strobe is used on the camera (or a CANON strobe), depending on the camera model, the shutter speed will be set by the camera automatically at either 1/60th second, or 1/125th second or 1/250th second REGARDLESS of the ISO... the camera will merely use a smaller/larger aperture depending on the distance of the subject to the camera (that's all calculated by the camera's chip... really a great feature in our modern cameras).
In YOUR camera, I think it has two Program Modes; one for everyday shooting without strobe and the other is the one where the built-in strobe pops up automatically for you if you're in dim light and the shutter speed is below 1/60th second. Check with your camera's instruction manual.
Double check the ISO and make sure that it's set correctly (ISO 100 as you indicated). Check the battery status.
2006-09-11 02:01:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your camera is set for automatic and is not sensing the flash being plugged in. Try removing the sync cord and putting it back. Manual mode would be better. Use 125th of a second, or faster if the Rebel will sync with it. (Check the manual for that info.) Then use the custom menu to allow you to see the histogram. This is an indication of your exposure. All the bars of the histogram should be somewhere between the two ends of the graph. If they are too far to the right, you have too much exposure and need to change your f stop to something smaller, like from f8 to f11. If it's too far to the left, you need to let in more light using the aperture, like f8 to f5.6.
2006-09-11 07:50:56 · answer #3 · answered by Teddie M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Canon camera must be set to manual. If you leave it in auto, it will not see the "non-dedicated" studio strobes and will try and expose for ambient light, hence the long shutterspeeds.
If your strobe is going to be your dominent source, then test at home to see what f-stop to use in order to get a healthy histogram. Use whatever shutterspeed you need (not to exceed the recommended flash sync speed in the instruction manual, usually 250 or less) in order to let a chosen amount of ambient light influence the light and color balance of the picture.
With a little practice at home, you will develop a setting that pleases your eye.
There is not an "auto" solution for your current set up.
2006-09-11 05:29:19 · answer #4 · answered by digitaldooda 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-12 06:26:19 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your camera is in automatic mode, the sensors do not see the flash light, (even is strong, but short duration) try manual set,
2006-09-11 00:52:28 · answer #6 · answered by bigonegrande 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you should stop down a bit...like an f8 or f11 so its not blown up. Since you are shooting very slow, you really don't need to be that open.
2006-09-14 12:40:11 · answer #7 · answered by gaeaisis 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋