First Paid job- Need advice please

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  • KMWKMW Registered Users Posts: 118 Major grins
    edited July 25, 2007
    LiquidAir wrote:
    EV 0 is f/1 at 1 second. Every stop below that adds 1 to the exposure value. So as an example, f/4 is 4 stops below f/1 and 1/125s is 7 stops below 1s so f/4 at 1/125s is 4+7 = 11. I put together a handy little chart of EV values here. What I find most useful about EV values is that they are a handy way of remembering lighting conditions. For instance, I find that almost all indoor lighting is between EV3 and EV7 at ISO 100. There are only 5 possibities and I know, given my gear and the kind of shooting I am doing, what my perferred strategies are for dealing with each of them. Generally I can guess the exposure for a room within a stop the moment I walk in the door and start getting set up.

    As for keeping the aperture as wide as possible, given the lens you are shooting with, that is likely to be the right answer in this situation. On flash exposure compensation, I am afraid I can't comment on the Nikon system. I shoot with Canon gear and I understand that the TTL flash metering systems are somewhat different between the brands.

    Thank you for the link to the EV values. I am learning more everyday and I found this information to very helpful. I just finished editing the pics from the party. I will post some in a few minutes...
    Nikon D80
    18-135mm 3.5-5.6
    50mm 1.4
    SB600
  • KMWKMW Registered Users Posts: 118 Major grins
    edited July 25, 2007
    Here are some pics from the party. Would love to hear what you guys think? I was not able to find the foamies and the ceiling was too high to bounce the flash so I used the built in diffuser and shot in manual mode. I think the advice all of you gave me really helped me out. Thanks again.

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    Nikon D80
    18-135mm 3.5-5.6
    50mm 1.4
    SB600
  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited July 25, 2007
    Nicely done - you have achieved nice seperation between your subjects and the lighting of the background without flash shadows. Very good.
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  • KMWKMW Registered Users Posts: 118 Major grins
    edited July 26, 2007
    pathfinder wrote:
    Nicely done - you have achieved nice seperation between your subjects and the lighting of the background without flash shadows. Very good.

    Thank you....I really enjoyed doing this. I'm looking forward to the next time and will be sure to remember all of the tips everyone gave me.
    Nikon D80
    18-135mm 3.5-5.6
    50mm 1.4
    SB600
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