"Flash" photography. Pros and cons.

[Mr Felix]

THanks again guys.

The lighting was SHOCKING...... I see the ISO was noticed. Yeah, the second highest.

I was using F 6.5 and 7.1 for most. 5.6 if I had to but as I wasn't always/often on wide angle, the F stop was limited to about 5.6 maximum (or is that minimum?)......

I didn't notice exteremely slow shutter speeds - as in the shutter speed wasn't blinking on any.

I guess I shall have to put some of the blur to lack of practice and some to being bumped a lot.

Oh well, just as good I am not doing this for a living.


I shall look at the menus and see if I can find/understand the flash menu option/s.

[Scotty72]

Oh well, just as good I am not doing this for a living.


I shall look at the menus and see if I can find/understand the flash menu option/s.

Yes, it takes lots of time and practise...

As for doing it for a living..? not even if you paid me.

[DAdeGroot]

I shall look at the menus and see if I can find/understand the flash menu option/s.

If you have the camera settings on the rear screen (400D defaulted to that, so I'm guessing the 550D does too), look for a b&w square diagonally separated, one side black with a with a white plus, the other white with a black minus, and on the left side, a lightning bolt. That's the flash exposure compensation setting. Dial that down to suit your surroundings.

Also check your custom functions (in the menus) and verify the setting for Flash Sync in Av mode. Choices are usually: * 1/200 fixed * 1/60th - 1/200th * Auto
Choose as appropriate to your conditions.