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    Syl Arena Exposure Quick Guide Mobile

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    Guide Mobile

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    The key takeaways are that changing camera settings by stops doubles or halves the setting value, and shutter speed controls ambient light but not flash power.

    The document discusses camera settings like shutter speed, aperture, ISO, and flash power and how they affect exposure.

    The document explains that changing shutter speed controls how ambient light is recorded but does not affect flash power since the flash duration is much shorter than shutter speeds. Faster shutter speeds dim ambient light while slower shutter speeds brighten it.

    Syl Arenas Exposure Quick Guide

    Author of best-selling

    Speedliter's Handbook

    & Workflows for Flash Photography

    Think Stop
    To Connect Exposure Settings
    Your Camera Has Many Settings
    Your camera has so many settings
    that it may be confusing to translate a
    change in shutter speed to an offsetting change in aperture. To keep your
    settings simple, start by using the
    whole stop increments listed in the
    chart below. Feel free to ignore all the
    other numbers that show up in your
    viewfinder. They are either -stop or
    -stop increments. When beginning,
    stick with whole stop increments.

    A Stop Doubles or Halves a Setting


    To change a camera setting by a stop
    means that you have either doubled it
    or cut it in half. Using the chart below,
    you can see that switching your shutter from / to / is a two-stop
    changemaking the shutter slower
    (green arrow ). Likewise changing
    from / to / is also a two-stop
    changemaking the shutter faster
    (green arrow ).

    WHOLE STOPS

    Camera Settings
    Shutter

    Aperture

    ISO

    Flash
    Power

    slower / longer
    = motion blurred

    wide = shallow
    depth-of-field

    fast / high =
    more sensitive

    high-power
    = brighter

    f/1.0

    1/2

    f/1.4

    1/4

    f/2.0

    1/8

    f/2.8

    12800

    1/1

    1/15

    f/4.0

    6400

    1/2

    1/30

    f/5.6

    3200

    1/4

    f/8

    1600

    1/8

    800

    1/16

    400

    1/32

    1/60

    1/125

    f/11

    1/250

    f/16

    1/500

    f/22

    200

    1/1000

    f/32

    100

    1/2000

    f/45

    1/4000

    f/64

    1/8000

    f/90

    faster / shorter
    = motion frozen

    narrow = deep
    depth-of-field

    Double

    Plus 1-stop

    1/64

    slow / low=
    less sensitive

    1/128

    low-power
    = dimmer

    Minus 1-stop

    Half

    When Counting Stops, Go Same Distance in the Opposite Direction


    If you want to freeze action by changing your shutter from / to / (red
    arrow ), then you need to offset this move by changing either the aperture
    or ISO. If your aperture was f/16, you could change to f/5.6 (). Or, if you want
    1
    to preserve depth of field, you could change the ISO from 100 to 800 ().

    Deciding Which Camera/Flash


    Settings to Change
    Wide = Shallow Depth of Field

    Aperture

    or

    Narrow = Deep Depth of Field

    Fast Shutter Enables Hand-held Camera


    Fast Shutter Freezes Motion

    Shutter

    or

    or

    Slow Shutter Emphasizes Motion


    Faster Shutter Dims Ambient Light
    Slower Shutter Brightens Ambient Light

    Keep Aperture & Shutter in Desired Range

    ISO

    or

    Optimize Histogram/Reduce Noise

    Higher Power = Brighter


    or

    Flash Power
    or

    Lower Power = Dimmer


    Higher Power = Longer Flash Duration
    Lower Power = Shorter Flash Duration

    Syl writes about light and imagemaking on PixSylated.com.

    Consider the Ambient Light First


    Ambient Light Is All Around You
    Ambient light is the light that is
    already in the scenefrom the sun
    and man-made sources. A popular
    technique is to use a Speedlite to add
    light to your subject and use ambient
    light to illuminate the background.
    Expose for the Ambient Light First
    When you are using your Speedlite
    as the main light on your subject (key
    light), settle on the exposure for the
    ambient light before you turn on your
    Speedlite. This will enable you to see
    what the flash is and is not doing.
    Use the Shutter to Change Ambient
    Shutter speed controls how ambient
    light (but not flash) is recorded. Use
    a faster shutter to dim the ambient
    (background light) and a slower shutter to make it brighter. If you exceed
    your cameras sync speed, activate
    High-Speed Sync. See page 11.
    Camera Mode
    -Full Auto

    Adjust Ambient
    (Shutter) By

    ^ Shutter Speed controls ambient light.


    The background on the right is darker
    due to the use of a faster shutter speed
    (/ to / = two-stop change).

    Why Shutter Speed


    Does Not Affect Flash Power
    The reason that you can use your
    camera's shutter speed to adjust
    how the ambient light is recorded
    is that your Speedlite's longest
    burst (at full power) is much shorter
    than the shutter speeds you can
    use with flash. Even if you make
    the shutter faster, the burst of flash
    flies through just fine. [High-Speed
    Sync is an exception to this rule.
    See page 11.]

    Switching to
    another mode

    Speedlite Full Power = /

    P-Program

    +/ Exposure
    Compensation
    on camera

    Shutter = /

    Av-Aperture
    Priority

    +/ Exposure
    Compensation
    on camera

    Tv-Shutter
    Priority

    +/ Exposure
    Compensation
    on camera

    M-Manual

    +/ Shutter
    Speed directly
    on camera

    Shutter = /
    Shutter = /
    Shutter = /

    Best Camera Modes for Flash PhotographyAperture-Priority and Manual. In


    Av, you control depth-of-field via aperture and the camera sets shutter. Use M
    when you want full creative control of ambient light and depth-of-field.
    For more ideas, read Syl's best-selling Speedliter's Handbook.

    Syl Arena's Speedliting Checklists


    Simple OCF Portrait Workflow

    Advanced OCF Portrait Workflow

    1. Test ShotAmbient Light Only


    Camera in Av-mode. Set your aperture
    for desired depth-of-field. No flash.

    1. Ambient
    Set your camera exposure to capture
    ambient light as you want it to appear.

    2. Test ShotsAmbient Exposure


    Take more test shots without flash.
    Use Exposure Compensation on your
    camera to adjust how the camera
    records ambient light. Do not worry
    about the light on your subject.

    2. Purpose
    Decide on each Speedlite's job: key,
    fill, background, or rim/hair.

    3. Test ShotWith Flash


    Turn your Speedlite on in ETTL mode.
    Adjust position, zoom, modifier, etc.

    4. Shape
    Modify each Speedlite with umbrella,
    softbox, grid, flag, etc. to shape the
    light/shadow to fit your vision.

    Use this workflow for portraits when


    you are starting out with flash.

    4. Test ShotsAdjust the Flash


    Take a series of test shots. Use Flash
    Exposure Compensation (FEC) on
    Speedlite or on camera (but not in
    both places) to fine-tune flash power.
    5. Shoot [see #9 in right column]

    Gear Suggestionssee
    Speedliter's Handbook for
    specific brands and models.
    Novice Speedliter
    3'/1m coiled ETTL cord
    Rogue FlashBender Large
    42" 5-in-1 Reflector Kit
    Intermediate Speedliter (add)
    Convertible, shoot-thru umbrella
    Swivel adapter/Monoball swivel
    8'10' Light stand
    32'/10m straight ETTL cord
    Color-correction gel kit
    Advanced Speedliter (add)
    Apollo Orb softbox
    Additional Speedlites, stands,
    swivel adapters, and modifiers

    Use this workflow when you master


    the Simple OCF Portrait Workflow.

    3. Position
    Place each Speedlite in a position
    suitable for its job.

    5. Color
    Use gels on each Speedlite to blend
    flash with ambient light or to create a
    colorful, dramatic effect.
    6. Sync*
    Select 1st-curtain, 2nd-curtain, or
    high-speed sync as appropriate.
    7. Mode*
    If subject-to-flash distance is fixed,
    use Manual mode. If subject-to-flash
    distance varies, use ETTL.
    8. Power*
    In Manual mode, adjust power on
    Speedlite. In ETTL mode, fine-tune
    power with FEC on Speedlite or on
    camera (but not in both places).
    9. Shoot
    It is not uncommon to spend 90% of
    your time setting up and testing your
    lighting and 10% actually shooting.
    * If shooting Canon wireless, make these
    adjustments on the master only. The
    slaves will change their settings instantly
    when the master fires.

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