Hey, can someone help me with this photography question, with my camera settings?
Hey,
I would like to ask a question about my digital camera and it’s settings. I would like to know what settings to set it on to get my pictures to come out like the human eye is seeing. I don’t know how to explain, I mean when I take a picture it’s like the flash picks up too much of the object I’m taking, I would like to know how far away should I be from the target to get the picture to come out like the human eyes sees it. For example if you take a close up of someone, with the camera and the flash you tend to see the pores of the person of some small mark, which you don’t see with your eyes. My questions is what seetings (ISO, White Balance etc..) and how far away should the camera be from the object. Do you think without the flash you take more “human eye” pictures, because I think that with the flash the picture comes out better. Thanks for your help I hope you understand my question!
Yes, flash is tough. It’s very easy to have the flash overwhelm the subject. One alternative is to shoot without flash, using high ISO and low (wide open) aperture. But I know you prefer flash.
I know 4 ways to improve flash results:
. Some cameras have a “Slow Synch” flash setting. This changes the timing the of the flash very slightly, and results in the background looking nearly as bright as the subject.
. Some cameras have a flash adjustment setting in the Menus, where you can turn it down slightly, giving a softer impact to the flash.
. Some cameras will let you add an auxilliary flash unit that will bounce the flash off the ceiling or side wall. Indirect flash works better.
. Some people buy or make a flash “diffuser” or a “light box”, both of which send the flash’s light through a transluscent filter to soften the light.
Sometimes you can also set up lamps and other lights in the room to even out the overall light.
Good Luck
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