Using a flash is causing my photos to be blurry
I'm trying to avoid reading the manual, I did look on Nikon's site but didn't find anything that clearly answered my question.
I would appreciate if someone could point out what I'm doing wrong or if I have a flash (which would be out of warranty now
)that isn't working correctly?Thanks
Lila
Shadowfixer1 wrote: Nothing a flash does will make a picture blurry. You can get ghosting if there is enough ambient light and the subject is moving. Post your EXIF for a blurry image and someone will be able to find the problem.
It is what it is.
Lila Gelmann wrote: I'm trying to avoid reading the manual, I did look on Nikon's site but didn't find anything that clearly answered my question.
For what it's worth, asking for help when not desiring to put forth any effort to figure out a solution to one's own problem is, well, off-putting.
Using a flash is not the same as natural light. It takes work to learn how to be effective with one.
If you're in auto mode, it's likely the shutter speed is too slow. Since you don't give any details about usage, suggest you work in manual mode to fully control aperture and shutter speed. Yes, sync speed is 1/200 s on that model, but anything between 1/80 and 1/200 should suffice. Since you also don't indicate focal length, stick to the rule of max shutter speed = 1 / focal length.
Hm. Actually you didn't provide any details at all. Yeah. Post a problem photo. And set aside some time to practice.
Gary
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Rob Huelsman Sr.
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Is it too late to retract my question OR how about I say I was joking? That I REALLY new what I was doing?
Really thank you all, this has been a big help.This is my first photography site I've joined too!
Don't worry we all started out somewhere and we all have made "user errors" before except maybenot the same one Remember to engage brain before putting mouth in gear
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I admit I haven't used my external flash much, and struggle mightily when I do.Lila Gelmann wrote: I thought the flash will freeze the action, so I thought either something was messed up with my flash, or I'm doing something stupidly wrong. Based on your answer I'm guessing I'm doing something wrong.
But I think I've got this high level concept down -
The flash isn't going to freeze the action, the shutter speed freezes the action. The flash will allow faster shutter speeds that would be possible in those conditions without the flash.
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but I think I have that right.. But you still have to nail the settings (which is where I struggle when I throw on the flash).
Scott
- Twin Cities, MN
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