vk2gwk
24th of March 2010 (Wed), 05:07
Last weekend I shot an event with lots of speakers and performers in the spotlight on a fairly dark stage with regularly changing - projected - background colours. A nightmare.....
Using a flash - no bounce possible because of the size of the venue - with or without diffuser I got over exposure on the subject most of the time - because of the spotlight. Without a flash I had to use ISO 1600 or higher to get decent shutter speeds to avoid motion blur.
I used spot metering and evaluative - nothing really could cope with the huge dynamic range in lighting. And the gels they put in front of the spotlight at times did not help the Whiteblance .....
Anyone recognising this sort of situation? If so .... any tips, suggestions.
I think I managed a couple of good ones which I put up in the critique corner (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=845939). But I would appreciate any comments, advice and tips.
Using a flash - no bounce possible because of the size of the venue - with or without diffuser I got over exposure on the subject most of the time - because of the spotlight. Without a flash I had to use ISO 1600 or higher to get decent shutter speeds to avoid motion blur.
I used spot metering and evaluative - nothing really could cope with the huge dynamic range in lighting. And the gels they put in front of the spotlight at times did not help the Whiteblance .....
Anyone recognising this sort of situation? If so .... any tips, suggestions.
I think I managed a couple of good ones which I put up in the critique corner (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=845939). But I would appreciate any comments, advice and tips.