GND...if i wanna correctly expose my subject, and want a 3 stop underexposure for my background.
how do i go about doing this?step by step pls.me noob.
One possible solution is to use a flash or strobe. Set your ambient exposure for underexposure and then use your flash to light up your subject.
Graduated Neutral Density, it's a filter.
oh sorry.yes, i wanted to say assuming i'm using a flash.
so if i take a reading and it says f8 at 1/250s, i should set to f22 at 1/250s to underexp 3 stops right?then how do i 'tell' my flash to expose the subject correctly?
i dont wanna put anything other than NC in front of the lens wor.IQ will suffer right?
Using Nikon SB800? Set to TTL/BL mode. Or if you really hardcore use manual lor.
oh sorry.yes, i wanted to say assuming i'm using a flash.
so if i take a reading and it says f8 at 1/250s, i should set to f22 at 1/250s to underexp 3 stops right?then how do i 'tell' my flash to expose the subject correctly?
Using Nikon SB800? Set to TTL/BL mode. Or if you really hardcore use manual lor.
if you do not have FEL, you can go the manual way, otherwise FEL first before i step down to f22.oh sorry.yes, i wanted to say assuming i'm using a flash.
so if i take a reading and it says f8 at 1/250s, i should set to f22 at 1/250s to underexp 3 stops right?then how do i 'tell' my flash to expose the subject correctly?
i would rather get the lighting right than to squeeze other that tiny bit of "better quality" which most of the time ain't really visible other than pixel-peepingi dont wanna put anything other than NC in front of the lens wor.IQ will suffer right?
No, I wouldn't use TTL-BL mode. In TTL-BL mode, the flash will try and "balance" the exposure for the subject with the background, which with the settings for underexposure, you will underexpose the subject as well. Set it to standard TTL mode.
Set your flash to standard TTL mode. I probably wouldn't go down all the way to f/22 unless you really needed to, I'd rather up the shutter speed (go into FP mode if needed).
if you do not have FEL, you can go the manual way, otherwise FEL first before i step down to f22.
i would rather get the lighting right than to squeeze other that tiny bit of "better quality" which most of the time ain't really visible other than pixel-peeping
No, I wouldn't use TTL-BL mode. In TTL-BL mode, the flash will try and "balance" the exposure for the subject with the background, which with the settings for underexposure, you will underexpose the subject as well. Set it to standard TTL mode.
Set your flash to standard TTL mode. I probably wouldn't go down all the way to f/22 unless you really needed to, I'd rather up the shutter speed (go into FP mode if needed).
flash exposure lock
logically wise it will work, but i haven test it (using d50, doesn't have FEL :cry :bsmilie:ya!my cam got that.and i didnt think of it!
thanks!
so i focus on her face, press the fv lock, and bring the ambient 3 stops down, fire.
will that work?