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My friend, Josh Lynn<\/a>, just posted this spectacular wedding photograph. \u00a0It does look like he used flash there, so I thought this would make a another good example to see if we can ‘reverse engineer’ a photograph<\/a> in terms of his settings and setup.<\/p>\n I first had a guess at how he set this up; and then had a look at the EXIF data, and this revealed the true story. \u00a0See if you can decipher this image yourself, without scrolling down at first …<\/p>\n <\/p>\n My first impression and educated guess, (before looking at the EXIF data):<\/strong><\/p>\n It does look like low light levels<\/strong>, with flash being fired into the umbrella the couple is holding up. Since the flash would be behind the bridal couple, I would assume a wireless transmitter and receiver being used to fire the flash.<\/p>\n The umbrella<\/strong> looks like a photographic umbrella. Look at the way the interior is drooping away from the backing at the top. \u00a0That double layer says to me it is a photographic umbrella – reflective layer inside, and black backing on the outside. \u00a0This would most likely make it a 60″ umbrella if I have to go by the size of it in relation to the couple.<\/p>\n The way the flash was triggered, makes me think it was a Radio Poppers<\/strong> set that controlled the Slave flash behind them. \u00a0Here’s why I think the Slave flash was remotely controlled by the Master slave, and not with old school Pocket Wizard units.<\/p>\n For this setup, you’d either have to have done it a number of times before, so that the settings are predictable for old school non-controlled manual flash … or else you’d have to wirelessly control it from the on-camera speedlight. \u00a0Since there would be line-of-sight issues, it would have to be the Radio Popper units. \u00a0The other alternative – shouting instructions to an assistant crouching out of sight behind them about how to adjust the other flash – well, that just \u00a0seems too inelegant.<\/p>\n So that would, in my estimation, make Slaved flash controlled via the Master flash on-camera, via Radio Poppers. \u00a0The Slaved flash is most likely set to manual output via the Master. \u00a0Of course, the slaved flash would have to be on a small light-stand. \u00a0Or perhaps the plastic hot-shoe foot that the flash came with. \u00a0However, there is no detectable spill – just the light in the umbrella. \u00a0That would make me think the Slaved flash was on a lightstand.<\/p>\n Settings? \u00a0It looks like low light. Therefore I would guess a slow shutter speed and a tripod. \u00a0The aperture is probably a medium aperture. \u00a0Perhaps f5.6 .. perhaps f4 .. somewhere there.<\/p>\n Then I had a look at the EXIF data:<\/strong><\/p>\n The EXIF data shows that this wasn’t low light, but very bright conditions.<\/p>\n If we consider the Sunny 16 Rule … bright daylight being 1\/250 @ f11 @ 100 ISO … that would equate 1\/4000 @ f5 @ 320 ISO<\/p>\n The equivalent Sunny 16 settings are very similar to what we see here. \u00a0Off by 1\/3rd stop in comparison. \u00a0But this is an overcast day, therefore Josh’s settings of 1\/4000 @ f5.6 @ 320 ISO looks about right to under-expose the sky like that for dramatic effect. \u00a0Now we just need that blitz of light in the umbrella to give this beautiful silhouette shot.<\/p>\n Josh also sent me a second photo taken during the same session:<\/p>\n Looking at the EXIF data, we can easily see why the sky looks more neutral and less drama-filled. \u00a0Josh increased his ambient exposure by 2 stops. \u00a0(By dropping his shutter speed by 2 stops.)<\/p>\n Anyone else want to have a go breaking this down? \u00a0Then we’ll see what Josh has to comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" off camera flash for portraits of the bridal couple My friend, Josh Lynn, just posted this spectacular wedding photograph. \u00a0It does look like he used flash there, so I thought this would make a another good example to see if we can ‘reverse engineer’ a photograph in terms of his settings and setup. 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