Nikon SB-16 instruction manual Multiple Flash Photography

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Multiple Flash Photography

If you have another flash unit, you can use it as a second- ary light source for multiple flash photography. When you use only one flash unit in front of a subject, harsh shad- ows may be produced or light may not reach the back- ground. But by using more than one flash unit, you can solve these problems.

With the 8B-16 and F3-series, FA, FE2, F-501/N2020, F-301/N2000, FG or Nikonos-V camera combination, both TIL and manual multiple flash photography are possible. In both cases, one important fact to remember is that the effect produced by using more than one flash unit depends on the lighting ratio or balance of illumination between flash units. 80 first you should determine the role of each flash unit, deciding which flash will be the main flash and which the secondary.

To create pictures with high contrast, give different ex- posure to the subject and background by adjusting the aperture, shutter speed and/or camera-and flash-to-sub- ject distance.

One flash unit:

standard, rather static lighting.

l Two flash units: dramatic lighting

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