Pump me full of flash photogrpahy!
Are you saying I should set the camera to Manual mode (and not the flash) right?
Yes the Flash to P-TTL and the camera to Manual.
If you've an idea what you're doing than this will give you quite a lot of control and insight what's going on and the P-TTL would make sure your subject is correctly expose automatically.
If you want to use Av, Tv or any other auto mode on the camera I would suggest using a fixed ISO or else the camera will change that and the shots can than vary quite a bit. An ISO of 200 is a good starting point but if the flash needs to work too hard you can go to 400 or higher.
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18 years
Winterpeg Manitoba Canada
I use radio slaves and off camera dedicated pentax cable kits as well.
occasionally aperture priority, and auto flash, or p-ttl.
my wife uses the wireless p-ttl
we both get results.
when using the flash on manual, it helps to think of the flash as a second light source.
you got the ambient lights as one (tripod helps) light source.
you decide which one will be your main light source, and which one will be your fill.
if I want the ambient to be fill, I set my camera up to slightly underexpose for that light, then set up my flash and dial it in for a proper exposure on my subject.
the wedding shot above was done that way.
if I want my main light to be the flash, I set my aperture and shutter on the camera to severly underexpose the ambient light then set up my flash and any reflectors to create the lighting effect I want on the subject.
that is what I did with the roses above, (my living room was a little cluttered, so I made it go away.)..