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Help with settings on a Nikon D80

  • 08-07-2010 7:39pm
    #1
    loulout
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭


    Good evening,

    Can anyone help me with the settings on a Nikon D80 camera with a speedlight SB -600. I am so new to photography, l am attending a wedding tomorrow and would really like to know the settings l should use for shooting inside. I have experimented with a few settings but they all seem to be really bright.. any help at all would be gratefully appreciated. Thanks in advance


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  • #2
    PhinglasPhil
    Registered Users Posts: 132 ✭✭PhinglasPhil


    My - albeit - simple piece of advice would be to avoid a 'full frontal' whereby you direct the flash directly at the subjects. Try to 'bounce' the light from the flash onto a ceiling (even high ceilings) or an available wall. This will both reduce the flash strength and also reduce unslightly shadows.
    I usually change my white balance settings to suit flash too.
    Hope that helps.


  • #3
    pixbyjohn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,250 ✭✭✭pixbyjohn


    Set your camera to Manual, set shutter at 160 and Aperture at 5.6.
    Tilt flash head at 45 degrees and take a few test shots.
    Lets know how it goes.


  • #4
    PopeBuckfastXVI
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,155 ✭✭✭PopeBuckfastXVI


    I wouldn't normally say this, but maybe keep everything in full auto, for the wedding? Then start to read up about exposure in general, and move over to aperture priority, shutter priority and full manual as you learn more and more.


  • #5
    pixbyjohn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,250 ✭✭✭pixbyjohn


    PopeBuckfastXVI wrote: »
    I wouldn't normally say this, but maybe keep everything in full auto, for the wedding? Then start to read up about exposure in general, and move over to aperture priority, shutter priority and full manual as you learn more and more.

    wedding was today, our advice may be too late


  • #6
    PopeBuckfastXVI
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,155 ✭✭✭PopeBuckfastXVI


    pixbyjohn wrote: »
    wedding was today, our advice may be too late

    Oops!


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  • #7
    loulout
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6 ✭loulout


    Thanks for your comments, when l set my shutter speed and app, every second shot comes out really dark, am l doing something wrong...


  • #8
    KylieWyley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 547 ✭✭✭KylieWyley


    loulout wrote: »
    Good evening,

    Can anyone help me with the settings on a Nikon D80 camera with a speedlight SB -600. I am so new to photography, l am attending a wedding tomorrow and would really like to know the settings l should use for shooting inside. I have experimented with a few settings but they all seem to be really bright.. any help at all would be gratefully appreciated. Thanks in advance

    I don't think you can really ask for some general all-in-one settings from someone here that can't see what the conditions are on the given day at the location. How you set up your camera will depend on ambient lighting conditions/the focus you are trying to achieve/etc.

    I'd recommend you read up on exposure settings and learn how to read the meter.


  • #9
    pixbyjohn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,250 ✭✭✭pixbyjohn


    loulout wrote: »
    Thanks for your comments, when l set my shutter speed and app, every second shot comes out really dark, am l doing something wrong...

    Are you giving your flash time to recycle (recharge) after each shot ?


  • #10
    leche solara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,161 ✭✭✭leche solara


    Mods please move this thread from photo challenge


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