- INDOORS
- SHOOT WITH FLASH ON TTL MODE
- SET
CAMERA ON EITHER MANUAL OR APERTURE PRIORITY
- SLOW
DOWN THE SHUTTER AND OPEN UP THE APERTURE!
- Put your camera
flash on E-TTL and set your camera on either Aperture Priority
or Manual Mode so you can control both the shutter speed and
the aperture.
An open aperture blurs the backgrounds
for a very soft and flattering look. It also saves your battery
from drain, as each stop that you open will cut your recycle
time and battery usage in half.
- Note how dark
the background is for the image on the right. It also took three
times more battery power because there is a four stop difference
between f5.6 and f1.4. Shooting at closed apertures will increase
your recycle time, darken your backgrounds, and drain your flash
batteries.
For wedding receptions, I usually set
my camera at 1/45 sec at f2.8, (via Manual Mode) either in ISO
400 or 800. I set the flash on E-TTL. Here's an example:
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