| Nikon D3s, AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR, ISO 3200, ƒ/10, 1/250–off-camera Nikon SB-900 fired with Pocketwizard TTL system. |
When photographing in this plant, I needed to see the background to give context to where the employee is working. For this reason, I am shooting with an aperture of ƒ/10. I also wanted your eye to go to the worker predominately and not just wonder; therefore, I used the off-camera flash to hit the worker.
The flash is zoomed to 200mm to give me more of a spotlight on the worker.
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| Nikon D3s, AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR, ISO 5600, ƒ/5, 1/250 |
You might prefer the photo without the flash. But how would you know without a comparison? Flash is key to keeping and getting clients. Clients love options even if they don’t need but one photo.
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| Nikon D3s, AF-S NIKKOR 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR, ISO 3200, ƒ/8, 1/20–off-camera Nikon SB-900 fired with Pocketwizard TTL system. |
Had I not used the flash in this situation, your eye would have gone to the background more than to the worker.
Tips
- Use Deep Depth-of-field to bring in the context around a subject
- Keep the subject close to the camera to help with composition and communication
- Use light to help direct the viewer because the deep depth-of-field can compete with the subject
- Give client options – Shoot situations with and without lights, for example
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| Nikon D3s, AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED, ISO 3200, ƒ/7.1, 1/80–off-camera Nikon SB-900 fired with Pocketwizard TTL system |