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Simple rules of flash photography.

1) Shutter speed controls background light.
2) Aperture controls flash intensity
3) ISO controls both

This is the setup: (Excuse my messy photo studio / japanese room)

1/80 F6.3


As you can see there is a flash firing in to an 45" umbrella. The flash power was 1/8 +1/3 and the other flash was at 1/16. The umbrella was to provide lighting on the subjects face and the other flash was to light the background.

The results are



I know its not in focus. I couldn't be bothered putting something there to get focus.

Hope this helps, any questions ask away.

Rule no 4.) Japanese girls are prettier models than the men

haaa that's so true.

but thanks anyway

Desmond, I agree with you. I just need to find some! I don't know where they are all hiding!

(12-29-2009 06:07 PM)CTM Wrote: [ -> ]Desmond, I agree with you. I just need to find some! I don't know where they are all hiding!

You'll have to walk around with your camera at all times - that normally gets the conversations going in my experience ! Not that I photograph models , but I got two assistants that way !

We should now start a thread with 'opening lines to get pretty women via photography' (as models, assistants or who knows)

Oh yeah! thanks for the tutorial! How do you get nice white backgrounds?

(01-03-2010 02:17 PM)Magicmarker Wrote: [ -> ]We should now start a thread with 'opening lines to get pretty women via photography' (as models, assistants or who knows)

Oh yeah! thanks for the tutorial! How do you get nice white backgrounds?

Step one : We open a competition called " beautiful women"
Step two : Now we can approach the ladies and say " We're having a photography competition with the theme " beautiful women" and I'm determined to win it , could I take your picture ?" .

(01-03-2010 02:45 PM)Desmond Wrote: [ -> ]Step one : We open a competition called " beautiful women"
Step two : Now we can approach the ladies and say " We're having a photography competition with the theme " beautiful women" and I'm determined to win it , could I take your picture ?" .

Fantastic idea! When do we start?

@magicmarker To get white backgrounds, you need a white surface behind the subject. A wall, paper or anything white. Fire a flash at it and it will become nice and white. The power of the flash will determine the brightness of the background. I also like to tune in a slower shutter speed to have a more even background. Hope this helps.