2.7 FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY

Flash photography means taking a double exposure. The lighting in a flash shot always consists of two components: surrounding light and flash light.

  • The surrounding-light component is metered like a regular exposure. Your camera is metering the scene with multi, average, center-weighted, or spot metering, while the auto exposure mode (P, A, or S) automatically selects suitable exposure parameters based on your adjustment of the exposure compensation dial. As usual, the live view and live histogram are your friends. You can also set the exposure of the surrounding-light component manually in mode M, which is my preferred method in almost all situations. Basically, exposing for the surrounding-light component works exactly ...

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