Comments on: Balancing Backlighting With Flash http://www.benbirk.com/blog/2009/06/08/balancing-backlighting-with-flash/ My Photography, Interests, Life Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:51:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Susanna Schumacher http://www.benbirk.com/blog/2009/06/08/balancing-backlighting-with-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-2998 Susanna Schumacher Fri, 28 May 2010 18:47:31 +0000 http://benbirkphoto.com/blog/?p=488#comment-2998 www.benbirk.com's done it once again! Amazing post. http://www.benbirk.com‘s done it once again! Amazing post.

]]> By: Mike Hanegraaf http://www.benbirk.com/blog/2009/06/08/balancing-backlighting-with-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-2507 Mike Hanegraaf Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:30:24 +0000 http://benbirkphoto.com/blog/?p=488#comment-2507 Hey Ben! Nice tutorial and great examples. I'm not familiar with Nikons, but the Canon EOS cameras using ETTL (evaluative thru the lens) and ETTL-II flash systems allow the photog to be a little lazier. I set my camera on manual as you do, set my aperture to what I want for DOF, then - pointing at the background - adjust my shutter speed and ISO until the light meter in the camera shows the level of exposure I want. I may chimp to confirm visually that it's what I want. With the flash set to ETTL or ETTL-II (depending on the model of the camera), I spot-meter on the subject's face and shoot. The flash automatically emits the right amount of light to properly expose the subject. It's not foolproof (ETTL-II takes into account distance from the subject, which improves the reliability), but generally does a pretty nice job. Congratulations on the two-page magazine spread! Mike Hey Ben! Nice tutorial and great examples. I’m not familiar with Nikons, but the Canon EOS cameras using ETTL (evaluative thru the lens) and ETTL-II flash systems allow the photog to be a little lazier. I set my camera on manual as you do, set my aperture to what I want for DOF, then – pointing at the background – adjust my shutter speed and ISO until the light meter in the camera shows the level of exposure I want. I may chimp to confirm visually that it’s what I want. With the flash set to ETTL or ETTL-II (depending on the model of the camera), I spot-meter on the subject’s face and shoot. The flash automatically emits the right amount of light to properly expose the subject. It’s not foolproof (ETTL-II takes into account distance from the subject, which improves the reliability), but generally does a pretty nice job. Congratulations on the two-page magazine spread!

Mike

]]> By: Joaquin http://www.benbirk.com/blog/2009/06/08/balancing-backlighting-with-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-2168 Joaquin Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:36:02 +0000 http://benbirkphoto.com/blog/?p=488#comment-2168 So, after you determined your background exposure(1/90 f9.5)and the flash exposure, how do you tally the two exposure to come up with the right exposure? Thank you for the tutorial. Joaquin So, after you determined your background exposure(1/90 f9.5)and the flash exposure, how do you tally the two exposure to come up with the right exposure?

Thank you for the tutorial.

Joaquin

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