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Achieving a certain photography style (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by Ornery-Toe-4815@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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Hello! Maybe someone who has some experience with photography could help me out? I'm trying to achieve this look https://imgur.com/a/zIm4z0P , specifically im looking for camera, lighting and environment tips.

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[–] bassmansrc@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Adding to the other comments...

On camera flash, with an underexposed background (especially in the second two photos).

Put your camera on manual.
Set ISO closest to base ISO for your camera (ISO 100 for Sony for example), though if you are finding that you can't get the exposure you want at the base ISO(after adjusting the other settings mentioned below)...like maybe if your flash is underpowered...then feel free to start raising this ISO until you get what you are looking for.
Set your aperture to the level of Depth of Field you would like (how much do you want in focus). Looking at these pics, I'd say something reasonably higher like f11, maayyybeee f8
Set your Shutter Speed to a point where it blocks out most of the ambient light. This will totally depend on the environment and level of ambient light that exists for your scene. But start with the max sync speed for your camera with a flash (for Sony that is 1/250). If that cuts out too much ambient light, just decrease the shutter speed until you get the background exposure you are looking for.
Finally, set your flash to the exposure you want. These look like they might be a stop or so overexposed so I would set it to the highest power and then move down until you hit the mark you are looking for.