Some shots from yesterday!

[truthdesigns]

I took some photos of my girlfriend for her
baby shower invitations. Just wanted to share them with you!

 

[dustinP]

congrats on the baby, and i like the lighting in the third picture

 

[truthdesigns]

Thanks Man!
Excited but scared as hell:0)

 

[IPT]

Nice, I wonder if a touch, maybe -2 exp comp fill flash would have done on the first image? Did you use any post processing? Her skin looks amazingly soft and smooth.

 

[truthdesigns]

Great Advice IPT but To tell you the truth I have been pulling my hair out trying to figure out my flash. I do think that something
is diffidently wrong with it. When I am in TTL mode you
can't even tell the difference with the flash. When I am
in Manual mode the flash is so powerful the pic is all white
or almost all white. I do not know what else to do with it?
I am saving up for the SB-800 but now I am thinking that
something is wrong in the camera. Maybe the flash is not sync with the shutter release? I have asked the question on some other sites I am on and some people have got a hold of me but no real answer yet? I do my post processing in CS3 and I use a add on filter software called color efex pro 3.0.

 

[dustinP]

you can go into the flash or into the camera menu and dial down the flash power so it doesnt blow out your shots

 

[IPT]

Yes, that's how I do it but I am on a Canon system so maybe someone else can help you out. Something is certainly wrong but I can't be of much help I'm afraid. Maybe one of the Nikon users can help you out or point you to a dedicated Nikon forum.

 

[Misled]

If I remember right Justin, you have a D50??? On the D200 there's a flash sync mode. Some are only available in program or apature pri modes. Some in Manual or Shutter Pri only. Look in the manual.

 

[truthdesigns]

I have used the flash power mode and set it to the lowest
power and its still very bright. Thanks for the input guys I do have the D50 and i will look in my manual tonight and read about the flash sync Thanks!!!!

 

[TitusvileSurfer]

Great work Justin! I don't know much about your flash, but I hope you get it all figured out.

 

[swjim]

Great shots Justin!

Just a guess, but here's what might be going on:

When the flash isn't firing: the sync speed on a D50 is 1/500 so if you're shooting at higher shutter speeds than this the camera probably isn't firing the flash. The way to get around this when you get your SB-800 is to use high speed sync mode. This will cause the flash to pulse quickly at low power and is great to use for fill flash in daytime settings at high shutter speeds.


When the flash is firing and you're getting overexposed pictures: The camera is using slower shutter speeds to keep within the flash's sync speed. If you really want the flash to fire then you'll need to stop down the lens or use a lower ISO in order to bring the exposure down.