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Don't use flash. The color of the light won't match and your kid will look blue. Technically yes it might get you the right exposures but it will look horrible.
Just use a lamp or two pointed at her, faster shutter, higher ISO, and f4 is probably the correct aperture.
Don't use flash. The color of the light won't match and your kid will look blue. Technically yes it might get you the right exposures but it will look horrible.
Just use a lamp or two pointed at her, faster shutter, higher ISO, and f4 is probably the correct aperture.
I find this incorrect.. once you set your white balance correctly you should not have a problem.
I made some adjustments per the recommendations. The problem I am having now is having the kid stay still. I am getting ghosting since she is moving. Sample below.
What I did is used a piece of paper to form a tube around my speed-lite and aimed it at the subject. I turned the flash down to its lowest setting.
it all boils down to what is going to be the dominant light. if you set up the background in camera correctly the flash will expose just fine. not perfect as you still have mixed lighting but without dragging around studio lights it is the best you can get and it will be just fine for your purpose.
it is a heck of alot faster and easier than trying to merge shots and or match gels.
It does look good but it was shot at 2.5 seconds long, which is too long to ask a child of this age to sit still.
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Originally Posted by winkosmosis
Except then the incandescent light will be too red. You'd need a gel for the flash to make its color match the Christmas tree lights
And yet, the OP's latest image looks great in terms of white balance. Yes, the ambient light is very yellow/orange/redish but that's okay as long as the subject is correctly balanced, which it is. This sort of tungsten illumination of the background sets the mood and I think it's exactly what the OP was going for. Gels are totally unnecessary here.
I made some adjustments per the recommendations. The problem I am having now is having the kid stay still. I am getting ghosting since she is moving. Sample below.
What I did is used a piece of paper to form a tube around my speed-lite and aimed it at the subject. I turned the flash down to its lowest setting.
Put the camera on a tripod...use a remote release for the shutter, and then lots of bribe...this will NOT be a one shot thing...prepare to be there for at least 30 minutes debating. Children photographers have skills acquired from years of experience because children are VERY hard to photograph.
You need a faster shutter speed, and the flash doesn't need to be at its lowest setting.
As others said, I used the flash for my kid's photo in front of the tree (been our card for 2 years now). I think you can get great results with an external flash (I have the canon one) on even portrait mode.
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