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My turn to ask the stupid questions :) 1. When you say strobed, do you mean simply flash? Is a built-in flash adequate for the technique you describe? (I usual

by ak217 14y ago

My turn to ask the stupid questions :) 1. When you say strobed, do you mean simply flash? Is a built-in flash adequate for the technique you describe? (I usually don't carry my real flash around in the daytime, since it's so bulky.) How do you find the right exposure with the flash? I ask because whenever I try to use flash in the daytime, my shot gets blown out and sometimes adding -2 or -3 EC helps, but sometimes it doesn't. 2. For HDR, do I understand correctly that any HDR technique still requires multiple exposures and therefore some kind of tripod and a still subject? (I suppose I could wing it without a tripod if I find a way to set the camera down and have it fire off 3 shots, auto-bracketed?)

nemo 14y ago
I think they mean fill flash, which can help a lot. You can use a built in flash for that, if you look up "fill flash" tutorials you can find info. appropriate to your camera. I use a speedlight for fill flash, since I tend to shoot things that are a ways off, but the built in works well enough for close subjects. True HDR is bracketing shots with different exposures, so the camera and subject need to be still. It requires a tripod for best results, though I've set the camera down on a flat surface and used a remote to do HDR. Without a tripod it's very limiting since you have way less control on where the camera can be placed.
manicdee 14y ago
Strobe & Speedlight are to flash what Kleenex are to facial tissues: they are brand names which have become used in some circles as universal names. Some people will discriminate between "strobe" and "flash" based on cycle times and power source, e.g.: a "strobe" will be a mains-powered flash system that can keep flashing as fast as you can trigger the shutter while a "flash" will be a camera-mounted, battery-powered thing that takes several seconds to recharge. But in the specific example above, the author is using strobe as a synonym to flash.

by ak217 14y ago

nemo 14y ago

I think they mean fill flash, which can help a lot. You can use a built in flash for that, if you look up "fill flash" tutorials you can find info. appropriate to your camera. I use a speedlight for fill flash, since I tend to shoot things that are a ways off, but the built in works well enough for close subjects. True HDR is bracketing shots with different exposures, so the camera and subject need to be still. It requires a tripod for best results, though I've set the camera down on a flat surface and used a remote to do HDR. Without a tripod it's very limiting since you have way less control on where the camera can be placed.

manicdee 14y ago

Strobe & Speedlight are to flash what Kleenex are to facial tissues: they are brand names which have become used in some circles as universal names. Some people will discriminate between "strobe" and "flash" based on cycle times and power source, e.g.: a "strobe" will be a mains-powered flash system that can keep flashing as fast as you can trigger the shutter while a "flash" will be a camera-mounted, battery-powered thing that takes several seconds to recharge. But in the specific example above, the author is using strobe as a synonym to flash.