Undexpose in low light if you have not a strobe -

After, Finaly, i have fix my 16mm lens, i have try a different technique to shoot i Available light in places where normaly we need strobes.

So today i have use Manual settings

ISO 200 (Becauce i dont whant to use higher isos & pusch the exosue in the same time , much noice....)

1/100 & F 2,8

When I take the photos on the pool the Camera LCD screen is black :-)

Later I have pust the exposue in my Raw converter.

Now I have 2 questions

1. With cameras that have lower noice in higher isos will I with this technic go around a strobe?

2. The photos that you see are a good mix of what i am shooting in Pools

-Freediving training -

Will a IKE 125 strobe be enough to light my photos if i use my 16mm lens?

Lambis

Hi Lambis,

I think it is the better way to use high ISO settings instead of RAW exposure recovering. But it is a good technique if your ISO setting is at the limit of what the camera allows. It’s a kind of post processing software ISO gain. Quiet similar what some cameras do with so called extended ISO range (like my 10D with ISO 3200).

If you use a strobe, the main difference to those pictures would be contrast. You would light your divers with a strobe and the background would become darker. Your pictures would get more contrast this way. In the Sea, you can get a nice dark blue in the background. However, I don’t think this would work for all of your photos for catching the whole scenery of freediving. But I am sure you would add some different types of photos to your portfolio.

Julian

Julian thanks man

I will try with higher ISOS tommorow!!!

BTW If i must do exposue compensation sould i do it in the camera (via +EV) or sould i leave everything for my raw converter?

I am asking about the coverage of the 125 stobe...

When you see those photos you get the point what i whant to "light up"

Will be ONE strobe enough for this kind off Photos?

Off cource my main technic is and it will be available light photography but , like you say, i need some different types of photos for my portfolio

Lambis

P.S. Thanks again that you help me learning more about lighting.. I ma really happy with todays resultat and the 16mm is working FINALLY!!!!

BTW If i must do exposue compensation sould i do it in the camera (via +EV) or sould i leave everything for my raw converter?

Which shooting mode are you using? If you are shooting manual, then exposure compensation isn't really useful. If you are trying to brighten trhe scene just bump it up a stop. If you are shooting aperture priority then use exposure compensation to get the exposure you want. If you want it brighter than the meter chooses, then +1 will give you one stop more light by slowing the shutter speed. This will be much better than tweaking exposure compensation in Raw. If you really want it brighter or darker then changing the actual exposure will in the end look better because it reduces noise. The real fine tuning can be done in RAW but it increases noise. Sometimes its hard to do these very slight adjustments in the field with the small LCD vs on the computer. Slight changews don't increase noise much. But if you want big changes make it in actual exposure.