Page 45 - Lightroom Magazine Issue 26

the cross-lit sand dune runner
So far, I was a believer in the new radio-controlled speedlights. Weak and inconsistent signals were a thing of the past. My speedlights had fired every single time without missing a shot. They hadn’t overheated, and my rechargeable Eneloop batteries were still going strong. The action shots of Skyler looked great but I wanted to add a flash behind him to create cross lighting. The background light would help sepa- rate him from the sky, and add contrast to the shot. We placed an SB-5000 behind Skyler out of sight from the camera. We zoomed the flash head to 200mm to create a narrow beam of flash—we needed to illuminate Skyler, not the entire sand dune. I set my flashes in the softbox to group A, and my background accent light to Group B.
I’d been using TTL flash mode all day and getting great results. If I find TTL mode producing inconsistent output, I’ll switch to Manual mode. But one benefit of TTL mode is the ability to expose correctly for moving subjects. Skyler’s position changed almost every shot as he hiked through the image. But since I was shooting in TTL mode I didn’t have to worry about it. Using Manual mode, I’d have to shoot with Skyler in the exact spot each time for proper exposure.
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