I have had the Sekonic Flashmate L-308S for almost two years now. But it has’nt been my best friend – I’m not familiar with it. I think I know how to use it, but the results is’nt any good.
Do you have any tricks or how-to’s? Some say the built-in lightmeter in a camera is allways the best. Others say a lightmeter is more reliable.
Any help?
Yesterday I was shooting a fashion show in central Copenhagen. The theme was recycling and fair trade. I was there to photograph the models. The weather was warm and the sun was shining…hard! So I experimented with flash to avoid harsh shadows. It worked out fine in half of the photos.
I know now that I have to bring two camera houses when doing fashion work with models. I usually position myself at the end on the ‘runway’ and the girls ends up pretty close to me – almost to close when using the 70-200mm 2.8.
The photo above was made when the girl was within 5 meters. The shutter speed was 1/5000 sec. and the aperture 3.2. The fast shutter has obviously something to do with the sharpness. It’s a crop of the original shot witch is 4 or 5 times bigger than this. See below.
Though the 70-200mm 2.8 IS is big and heavy it’s it is worth the effort. Without a doubt.
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