Is this when your subject is in the sun and you don't want the subject underexposed? Can reflectors do the same thing? What happens if you use Fillin flash when you don't need it? Thanks :)
2007-09-13 19:00:12 · 5 answers · asked by ~~~Tara~~~ 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
My poor English means I'm confused by the way you ask the question - sorry its me not you. So below is my best effort for you.
1. can be to stop underexposure if person is backlit, by the sun say.
2. reflectors can sort of do it see below
3. fill flash when not needed? dont get that bit.....
I will answer about fill flash and portraiture.
Fill flash is used to "fill" shadows eg nose shadows,
Reflectors can do this but you cant decide the ratio of fill as well with a reflector. eg: i want 3/4 fill flash, i do some calculations based on the flash GN (power) then i set the appeture, flash power/distance for the perfect 3/4 fill.
Reflectors are ok but dont offer the same control or options as off camera flash and a knowledgable operator. The other feature flash can provide is the sparkle in the eye*, eyes tend to look "dead" usually without some form of flash.
Thats about it. Hope it helps some.
*not little point and shots caused the flash is to close to the lens (to make smaller cameras) and that dont give sparkle but red eye
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2007-09-13 19:18:48 · answer #1 · answered by Antoni 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Use it all the time when your outdoors. It will fill in the harsh and dark shadows on your subjects from the strong sunlight. Yes a reflector can do the job too and sometimes it looks better than fill flash does. You can use a flash bouncing it off the reflector too.
Pretty much there will be little when you don't use the fill flash. If you're outdoors and the subject is too far for the light of your flash unit to reach them, turn it off.
If you use fill flash too close, it will make your subject look washed out or like there is too much light on them. They won't look natural.
2007-09-14 08:34:53 · answer #2 · answered by Michael M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fill-in flash is used to achieve a good light ratio with flash and ambient light, in the case of shooting in mid-day in the sun it fills the shadows created when the sun hits your subjects face at a high angle. A reflector can be used similarly, but not when your subject is already in the sun. A reflector is usually used when your subject is being shot in the shade and you want to use diffuse sunlight as fill-in.
2007-09-13 23:49:46 · answer #3 · answered by Joe Schmo Photo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in portraiture when the light is coming from an angle of 45degree of a subject one side will be lighted and the other will have shadow of the nose forming on the other cheek of the face and this part is getting less light,to minimise the ratio between light and shade we have to use reflector or fill in flash.2. if you use flash when don't needed the picture will come flat{without details}.
2007-09-13 22:27:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A fill flash is useful
1.early or late in the day when the sun is low and behind the subject. ( around sunrise or sunset. )
2. when subject is in the shade and you want to include a background that is in the sun light.
Reflectors will not help much is these situation.
2007-09-13 21:01:43 · answer #5 · answered by Brian Ramsey 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋