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Tomorrow you will turn in the Sunset project one more time.  I wanted to go over it real quick one more time.  Remember that the ambient light (the sunset) is controlled by shutter speed.  The aperture and distance from subject to flash controls the flash exposure.  In the last example we did in class, we opened the shutter by a stop to let more light in and brighten the sky and at the same time we moved the subject back one step and lowered the power on the strobe to reduce the flash exposure on the subject.  That keep our exposure a bit more natural for the subject, less dramatic.


When you shoot the video portion of this, make sure you can see detail in the subject and the sunset.  If you use a secondary source, try bouncing that source off the fill card instead of pointing the light directly on your subject.  That will keep it looking natural.

The example above is the final test we worked on in class for the flash with sunset lighting.