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When:
March 10, 2020 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
2020-03-10T19:30:00+11:00
2020-03-10T22:00:00+11:00
Please bring your Camera and Flash. Tripod is not required.
The format for the evening will be as follows:
- Recap – last time
- Subject / Background / light
- Properties of light ………………………
- Things about the camera
- Flash sync speed (it is related to the camera not the flash)
- Controlling the flash from the camera (this is generally how Craig works rather than using buttons on flash)
- Things about the flash
- Flash Exposure Mode (TTL or Manual)
- TTL Flash exposure compensation
- First / Second curtain / High Speed sync
- Tilt and rotate the flash head (black foamy thing)
- Zooming the flash
- Two exposure settings – what look do you want?
- Why use Manual for ambient?
- In auto camera will try to balance
- Where canon is a bit different (EC and FEC)
- Ambient first , then flash
- Why use Manual for ambient?
- Direct v bounce flash
- Hard flat light v soft light
- Where do you want the light to come from (where to bounce)
The sections in bold italic will be practical – working in small groups who have similar camera gear.