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Tag Archives: TTL
Beginner’s mistake
I don’t make those, right? Of course I do – but then I fix them. At a recent talk at Seneca College I shot my “assistant-for-the-evening” Kim in a test shot, using the usual settings (ISO 400, 1/40th sec, f/4; … Continue reading
TTL magic
When you use an automatic, TTL (“Through The Lens”) metered flash, how does your flash know how much power to emit? I.e. when I set my camera to , say, 1/200th second, f/5.6, and 400 ISO, now the camera needs … Continue reading
Back to basics
You know that as an event shooter, I use TTL (through-the-lens flash metering, using a preflash) very widely. Much as it is sometimes hard to predict, it is the only thing you can use when things are moving quickly. Like … Continue reading
The making of a group shot
I shot this at a wedding the other day: a group shot featuring bride and groom Pat and Jim, relatives , maid of honour, and best man. How did I shoot this? I thought it might be good to go … Continue reading
TTL phenomenon
If you have ever shot with TTL off-camera flash, you will have ensured that the on-camera flash is “off”. It still fires its “Morse Code” commands at group A, B or C flashes in the room, but when the actual … Continue reading
A little known fact
When you shoot Nikon and use the CLS/iTTL systen, you can fire remote flashes and set them to manual instead of TTL. This is well known since you set the options through the on camera menu. In the Canon world, … Continue reading
My Flash is too bright!
Help! My flash is too bright! Michael, I am doing what you say; and I am using TTL; and yet I get shots like this from my on-camera flash – way over-exposed: What am I doing wrong? A-ha. Look at … Continue reading
“One step at a time” lighting technique
You have heard me say it many times: “bright pixels are sharp pixels”. Let’s say you want a picture of a lady. Just let’s say that. So then you put a lady by the counter. Because there’s a bright background … Continue reading
Wireless flash tip
In keeping with the “flash” tips, in anticipation of Saturday’s Advanced Flash course in Toronto, with Guest Star David Honl, for those of you who are trying wireless flash for the first time: here’s a beginner’s problem to avoid. A … Continue reading
