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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1983-02-09, Page 20Page 18 -Crossroads -Feb. 9, 1983 ALThrough the Lens By HOLT CONFER More bright ideas on electronic flash Kodak's Workshop Series on Electronic Flash gives you 10 tips (along with some other interesting op- erating information) that will help you get a good bit more enjoyment from your electronic flash. First of all, I'd like you to begin thinking of your electronic flash as more than just a way to light up the darkness. I'll admit, it does brighten things up very effectively - provid- ing, of course, you observe the specific distance limi- tations on your flash calcu- lator dial. To get some of those re- ally terrific flash pictures, you need to think of your electronic flash as a cre- ative tool. To draw an analogy with art, you might think of your flash as a "light" brush (instead of a paintbrush). With it you can create of eliminate shadow, highlight import- ant subjects, stop motion, and in the case of large areas actually "paint" light up one side and down the other until, you've illumi- nated the entire structure. But before you begin to take flash pictures, ?ere are 10 tip$ and reminders that will help you elimi- nate' a lot of "unexplain- able" errors. 1. Change or recharge your batteries when the re- cycle times are 50 percent longer than the - manufac- turer specifies for fresh batteries. Incidentally, you may be tempted to try re- chargeable batteries for your electronic flash to save money. However, you should realize that a ni-cad rechargeable battery needs to be used a great deal to remain effective. If you're a sometime flash user, disposable alka- line batteries are probably a better buy in the long run. ' 2. Set 'the film ISO/ASA speed on. the flash and/or the camera every time you take flash pictures. Often in handling, dials and indi- cators get moved inadvert- ently. If you don't check your settings each time you use the camera, you risk bad exposures. 3. Be certain the camera shutter speed is set the way your camera instruc- tion manual recommends. Too fast a shutter speed with a focal plane shutter will leave a portion of the frame dark (unexposed). 4. If the accessory shoe on the camera is not electrically connected, PORTRAIT OF DEBBIE -With a little care and some imagination, you can take a portrait. like this at home with one electronic flash and a white reflector. The; model is Debbie Valentino. "hot -plug" your electronic flash into the "X" outlet on the camera body. If you have a single socket and a synchronization switch, use the "X" position on the flash synchronization switch. Most all new cam- eras have both a "hot shoe" and a single socket for electronic flash. 5. Wait a little bit after your ready light comes on to get hill power._ Here's why: When your ready first comes on, chances are your capacitor is only 70 to 85 percent charged. A full charge usually takes half again as long. In the auto- matic mode, firing the flash at 70 to 85 percent charge will probably pro- duce satisfactory expo- sures. However, when you're using manual mode, (Photo by Holt Confer) if you don't wait for a full charge, chances are your shots will be consistently underexposed. 6. If you're using a man- ual flash unit (where you have to calculate the cor- rect exposure using the flash -to -subject distance) be certain you focus accu- rately on your subject. 7. If you're using an elec- tronic flash controlled by a light sensor, the aperture indicated on the flash range/mode must agree with the aperture set on the camera lens. 8. With automatic elec- tronic flash units of any kind, you need to make cer- tain your subject is within the maximum/minimum range forthe aperture you've selected. 9. If you intend to store the flash unit any length of time (over two weeks), it's a good idea to remove the batteries. Sometimes they leak or corrode at the ter- minals, causing damage to your camera. 10. When you put your flash away with ni-cads in place, both the batteries and the capacitor should be fully charged. Good flash photography is still a thinking person's game. I've just covered the basics here. To get a taste of all the truly creative things you can do with your electronic flash, you'll have to see the colorful illustra- tions in the book ($8.95 at your local camera store. The Great White "The territories north of 60 degrees are as remote as Siberia to most Canadians," says TVOntario producer - director Barbara Barde. "The mere phrase the Arc- tic' conjures up visions of a perpetually snow-covered barren landscape dotted with the occasional igloo. If one mentions Yukon, thoughts turn to the Klondike and the mad rush for gold." It was against this back- drop that Barde produced "North of 60 Degrees: Destiny Uncertain", a major 13 -part series premiering on TVOntari'o Thursday, February 24 at 8 p.m. The series probes the regional history and social, political, and economic growth of the north and the crucial role it will play in Canada's future. Each ex- tensively researched half- hour program explores such controversial issues as education, mining, the development of vast oil and natural gas reserves, and the possibility of the north's emerging as a province. "Whether we like to admit it or not," continues Barde, "the north is more steeped in myth than reality. The pur- pose of the series is to destroy some of the stereo- types and help viewers understand the various op- tions available in northern development, factors influ- encing major decisions that will affect all Canadians within the next few years." For the last two and a half years Barde and her crew have travelled across the north from Alaska to Baffin Island. They spent the first year meeting northerners .and gaining the support of the native people and their communities. "We didn't want to b like many southern film crews that just arrive with their cameras and start shoot- ing," Barde says. "We wanted local people to have input into the series and to feel they were part of the process." The result is a startling series that reflects the feel- ings of the people them- selves. 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