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SUGGESTED CAMERA AND FLASH SETTINGS
OUTDOORS - SHOOT WITH FLASH ON E-TTL MODE
SET CAMERA ON PROGRAM MODE
SET CAMERA ON LOWEST ISO SETTING (80-100)
Your camera can only offer a shutter speed of about 1/200 of a second with flash outdoors. On bright days, this will force your camera to select a small aperture (like f8) to compensate. The lower your ISO, the more you can open up the f stops.

Having a more wide-open fstop means your flash can generate less power to light up your subject. In other words, choosing a low ISO will basically make your backgrounds more dark, in relation to the flash.
Shooting closeup, you can use the LIGHTSPHERE with dome on, straight up. Shooting further away, you won't be able to hit your light with enough flash power to make a difference, so you'll have to point the LIGHTSPHERE toward your subject with dome on. (For most sunny days at distances greater than 10 ft.)
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