Problem: An evening wedding reception. The beautiful white cake (with elegant white icing seashells) sits about 6-8' from the white wall. All you have is the digital camera with built-in flash. However, here is your problem: Without flash nothing shows, it is way too dark! With flash (and you have tried several settings) the whole cake looks washed out. You can see no details. Below are the settings you have on your camera. What would you do to get a good picture of this beautiful cake.
ISO: Auto, 100, 200, 400
White Balance: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten
Exposure: + Auto -
Quality: High, Normal, Low
2007-12-20 21:23:43 · 6 answers · asked by The One And Only © 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
If you have already taken a few with flash and they are washed out, go to ISO 100 and start minus exposure or flash compensation until you get the detail captured. WB set to flash, or auto. The thing is, with a digital camera, you can check results and try again.
2007-12-21 02:53:02 · answer #1 · answered by Ara57 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ISO 400, then meter an average tone under the same lighting - a grey card for example. Use that to set up your camera exposure in manual. Put it on a tripod.
Shoot in Raw if you can, otherwise set the camera white balance according to the lighting - typically tungsten (bulbs) or fluorescent (tubes).
Quality - high.
Try a second image with the flash, but underexpose the flash by 2 stops to lift the shadows if you can.
2007-12-21 01:52:09 · answer #2 · answered by The Violator! 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is what I suggest, although I'm not a pro photographer:
ISO: 400
white balance: go for a tungsten
Exposure: +
quality: high
Use the flash, and cover it with your finger. If its still too dark, photoshop it. I do it for free, drop me an email at twenshien@yahoo.com.sg
I'm more then willing to help!
2007-12-21 01:17:19 · answer #3 · answered by travel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try adjusting your flash settings although if you don't have a pro flash you probaby won't be able to.
keep shooting
Try going farther away then just zooming in on a computer program
2007-12-21 10:26:51 · answer #4 · answered by Photographer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
can you not get a picture on the other side of the cake (no white wall background) If not use photoshop when you shoot with no flash....shoot in raw for best color manipulation.
2007-12-20 21:27:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
you need to diffuse the light on that built in flash...a few tissues over it, a small piece of frosted plastic...experiment on something similar.
2007-12-20 23:52:16 · answer #6 · answered by Perki88 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋