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Jun 16, 2016 19:33 |  #1

can someone explain why when i use a strobe and soft box in studio i get nice big catchlights but when i use them outdoors (same softbox) i get little pindot catch lights?


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Jun 16, 2016 19:38 |  #2

Is the distance from the softbox to the subject the same?


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Jun 16, 2016 19:42 |  #3

ThreeHounds wrote in post #18041701 (external link)
Is the distance from the softbox to the subject the same?

This.

Also, what's the ambient to flash ratio?


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Jun 17, 2016 08:21 |  #4

windpig wrote in post #18041705 (external link)
This.

Also, what's the ambient to flash ratio?

that must be it, i wasn't considering the ratio to the ambient, only the overall power of the flash.


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