Comments for Neil vN - tangents http://neilvn.com/tangents photography by Neil van Niekerk Thu, 17 May 2012 05:43:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on when aperture does NOT control flash exposure by Charles Hsu http://neilvn.com/tangents/2009/11/10/when-aperture-does-not-control-flash-exposure/#comment-50250 Charles Hsu Thu, 17 May 2012 05:43:32 +0000 http://www.planetneil.com/tangents/?p=1771#comment-50250 Hi mike, Thanks for your helpful response. Now I'm starting to understand how things fall together. I also sometimes notice that when bouncing my flash, the image gets so overexposed that no amount of FEC will fix the problem. Does this mean I will have to adjust the ambient by my shutter/aperture/ISO? This is assuming I am still shooing in TTL mode. Hi mike,

Thanks for your helpful response. Now I’m starting to understand how things fall together. I also sometimes notice that when bouncing my flash, the image gets so overexposed that no amount of FEC will fix the problem. Does this mean I will have to adjust the ambient by my shutter/aperture/ISO? This is assuming I am still shooing in TTL mode.

]]> Comment on flash photography during the wedding ceremony in church by Kelley http://neilvn.com/tangents/2011/01/25/flash-photography-during-the-wedding-ceremony-in-church/#comment-50239 Kelley Thu, 17 May 2012 03:02:34 +0000 http://neilvn.com/tangents/?p=6771#comment-50239 Hi Neil, this was such an awesome and informative article. I am shooting my first church wedding this Friday and had a few questions. My past weddings were outside and very casual. During the procession and recession what lens do you usually shoot with on those shots. I will have two cameras on me, but no how fast it can happen. I plan on using my flash for those shots, bouncing the light. I was trying to decide b/t my 24 to 70mm or 70 to 300mm? What would you recommend? Also when you are getting those processional shots do you sit in a pew at the end towards the front or walk down with them shooting. Thank you so so much for your time!! Hi Neil, this was such an awesome and informative article. I am shooting my first church wedding this Friday and had a few questions. My past weddings were outside and very casual. During the procession and recession what lens do you usually shoot with on those shots. I will have two cameras on me, but no how fast it can happen. I plan on using my flash for those shots, bouncing the light. I was trying to decide b/t my 24 to 70mm or 70 to 300mm? What would you recommend?

Also when you are getting those processional shots do you sit in a pew at the end towards the front or walk down with them shooting. Thank you so so much for your time!!

]]> Comment on when aperture does NOT control flash exposure by mike http://neilvn.com/tangents/2009/11/10/when-aperture-does-not-control-flash-exposure/#comment-50227 mike Thu, 17 May 2012 00:50:49 +0000 http://www.planetneil.com/tangents/?p=1771#comment-50227 WITHIN REASON......must be within the flashes power capabilities........if you stop down to f22 and iso 100 in a dark environemnt, then most flashes simply dont have the power to give you a correct exposure. ttl calcualtes and puts out enough flash to give you the correct exposure(or what it thinks is the correct exposure) AS LONG AS it CAN supply the power(light) needed. I think you need to use your flash to learn its power limits WITHIN REASON……must be within the flashes power capabilities……..if you stop down to f22 and iso 100 in a dark environemnt, then most flashes simply dont have the power to give you a correct exposure. ttl calcualtes and puts out enough flash to give you the correct exposure(or what it thinks is the correct exposure) AS LONG AS it CAN supply the power(light) needed. I think you need to use your flash to learn its power limits

]]> Comment on wedding photography: TTL flash with off-camera manual flash by Garrett http://neilvn.com/tangents/2010/05/19/mixing-ttl-flash-with-manual-flash/#comment-50220 Garrett Wed, 16 May 2012 22:46:39 +0000 http://neilvn.com/tangents/?p=3170#comment-50220 Hi Neil. First off,your pictures and work are a huge inspiration for me to better my photography. Second, without this website, I would have thought some of the techniques and setups were only for the most schooled and educated pros. Thank you for your easy and understandable choice of words. Ok, enough of the flattery already, so here are my questions. Do you always gel your on and off camera flash? Also, how do you get your blacks so black but still have texture and life!? ;) Hi Neil. First off,your pictures and work are a huge inspiration for me to better my photography. Second, without this website, I would have thought some of the techniques and setups were only for the most schooled and educated pros. Thank you for your easy and understandable choice of words. Ok, enough of the flattery already, so here are my questions. Do you always gel your on and off camera flash? Also, how do you get your blacks so black but still have texture and life!? ;)

]]> Comment on camera review: Canon G1 X by Alberta http://neilvn.com/tangents/2012/04/19/canon-powershot-g1-x-review/#comment-50142 Alberta Wed, 16 May 2012 06:48:33 +0000 http://neilvn.com/tangents/?p=10673#comment-50142 Hi Neil, I'm curious, have you ever thought of using m43 as your backup camera for wedding? Hi Neil, I’m curious, have you ever thought of using m43 as your backup camera for wedding?

]]> Comment on why I love TTL flash by Hoang Nguyen http://neilvn.com/tangents/2012/05/10/ttl-flash-for-speed-and-simplicity/#comment-50088 Hoang Nguyen Tue, 15 May 2012 19:52:15 +0000 http://neilvn.com/tangents/?p=10853#comment-50088 Hi Neil, Have you been in a situation where you have to set your TTL flash to High Speed Flash Sync (HSS) in order to maintain a higher speed and a larger aperture? How does that affect the flash output, especially for an outdoor photoshoot? Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge with us. Hoang Hi Neil,
Have you been in a situation where you have to set your TTL flash to High Speed Flash Sync (HSS) in order to maintain a higher speed and a larger aperture? How does that affect the flash output, especially for an outdoor photoshoot?

Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge with us.

Hoang

]]> Comment on why I love TTL flash by naftoli http://neilvn.com/tangents/2012/05/10/ttl-flash-for-speed-and-simplicity/#comment-50082 naftoli Tue, 15 May 2012 17:53:36 +0000 http://neilvn.com/tangents/?p=10853#comment-50082 how about when shooting at night or indoors where there is next to no ambient light contributing to the exposure, would u still rely on ttl even though there is a bigger chance of flash exposure error since flash is the only lightsource how about when shooting at night or indoors where there is next to no ambient light contributing to the exposure, would u still rely on ttl even though there is a bigger chance of flash exposure error since flash is the only lightsource

]]> Comment on when aperture does NOT control flash exposure by Charles Hsu http://neilvn.com/tangents/2009/11/10/when-aperture-does-not-control-flash-exposure/#comment-50075 Charles Hsu Tue, 15 May 2012 15:39:01 +0000 http://www.planetneil.com/tangents/?p=1771#comment-50075 Hi Neil, I am still having trouble understanding flash range. You stated that "with TTL flash, our choice of aperture, (within reason), has no effect on flash exposure. (This is also true for our choice of ISO.)" Could you expand further on what you mean by "within reason"? Also, when you bounce a flash off the wall, how do you know what your flash is capable of without hitting its limits? How do you know the limits of your flash? Charles Hi Neil,

I am still having trouble understanding flash range. You stated that “with TTL flash, our choice of aperture, (within reason), has no effect on flash exposure. (This is also true for our choice of ISO.)” Could you expand further on what you mean by “within reason”?

Also, when you bounce a flash off the wall, how do you know what your flash is capable of without hitting its limits? How do you know the limits of your flash?

Charles

]]> Comment on Spinlight 360 by Charles http://neilvn.com/tangents/about/spinlight-360/#comment-50061 Charles Tue, 15 May 2012 13:58:03 +0000 http://neilvn.com/tangents/?page_id=10088#comment-50061 I retract my earlier comment as I realized it was a fluke. Not once in another wedding and 2 portrait shoots did I get satisfactory images so I sent it back for a full refund. What needs to be done with this is what Gary Fong did with his lightsphere II. A "how to" dvd needs to be included with each purchase that shows the spinlight being used in various real world situations so the buyer could better be prepared for practical use rather than leaving us to trial and error until we get it right. Too many lost images due to no training or anything. The only training video is the demo on the website that shows you in an all white room which is not a practical application of real world everyday shooting. Sorry but I'm going back to the betterbouncecard until a training video can be produced and then I may reconsider. I retract my earlier comment as I realized it was a fluke. Not once in another wedding and 2 portrait shoots did I get satisfactory images so I sent it back for a full refund. What needs to be done with this is what Gary Fong did with his lightsphere II. A “how to” dvd needs to be included with each purchase that shows the spinlight being used in various real world situations so the buyer could better be prepared for practical use rather than leaving us to trial and error until we get it right. Too many lost images due to no training or anything. The only training video is the demo on the website that shows you in an all white room which is not a practical application of real world everyday shooting. Sorry but I’m going back to the betterbouncecard until a training video can be produced and then I may reconsider.

]]> Comment on Spinlight 360 by carl http://neilvn.com/tangents/about/spinlight-360/#comment-50009 carl Mon, 14 May 2012 19:06:57 +0000 http://neilvn.com/tangents/?page_id=10088#comment-50009 i too bought one with your discount code. love it! did some street shooting of a car show last weekend with the half dome and big white card. the images came out great shooting in Manual with fill flash. i would like to see some more posts and videos of when and how to use the various components. when would you use the full dome? etc.? i have both of your books which along with your website are like my bible. i too bought one with your discount code. love it! did some street shooting of a car show last weekend with the half dome and big white card. the images came out great shooting in Manual with fill flash.

i would like to see some more posts and videos of when and how to use the various components. when would you use the full dome? etc.?

i have both of your books which along with your website are like my bible.

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