User manual NIKON SB-600

[. . . ] Otherwise, your pictures will come out with an unnatural color cast similar to that of the reflecting surface. Nikon Diffusion Dome Without Nikon Diffusion Dome With Nikon Diffusion Dome Shooting data (Without Nikon Diffusion Dome) Camera: D2H Focal length: 105mm Speedlight: SB-800 set to D Aperture: f/6. 3 Shooting distance: Approx. 2. 5m (8. 2 ft. ) The Nikon Diffusion Dome diffuses the light from the flash to soften shadows and prevent the subject's face from coming out too bright. By attaching the provided Nikon Diffusion Dome over the flash head, you can diffuse the light even more when doing bounce flash, creating extremely soft light with virtually no shadows, while insuring sufficient illumination of the background (p. Shooting data (With Nikon Diffusion Dome) Camera: D2H Focal length: 105mm Speedlight: SB-800 set to D with Nikon Diffusion Dome attached Aperture: f/6. 3 Shooting distance: Approx. [. . . ] 1m (3. 3 ft. ) ! Flash set-up 2 1 Wireless multiple flash shooting in the TTL auto flash mode Current wireless multiple flash shooting Advanced Wireless Lighting shooting (Two flash units: on-camera flash + remote flash from the side) Shooting data (Advanced Wireless Lighting) Camera: D2H Focal length: 70mm Master flash unit: SB-800 set to D Remote flash unit: SB-800 set to D Aperture: f/11 In addition to the master flash unit used on-camera, the remote flash unit illuminates the subject from the side to create a more natural-looking portrait. In current wireless multiple flash shooting, the overlapping portions illuminated by two flash units are overexposed. However, with Advanced Wireless Lighting in the TTL auto flash mode, the subject comes out correctly exposed (p. 76). " Single on-camera flash Shooting data (Using two flash units) Camera: D2H Focal length: 70mm Master flash unit: SB-800 set to D Remote flash unit: SB-800 set to D Aperture: f/14 Two flash units: on-camera flash + remote flash from the rear The master flash unit is used on-camera while the remote flash unit illuminates the subject from the rear to emphasize the subject's contour and bring out the delicate details of subject's hair. This lighting set-up is particularly effective when shooting portraits against dark backgrounds (p. 76). Multiple flash shooting (1) Three flash units (on-camera flash + one remote unit bounced off the ceiling + one remote unit with red gel filter in the fireplace) Single on-camera flash Use more than one flash to illuminate both the subject and the background. With one SB-800 used on-camera, the subject in front is properly illuminated, while the background comes out too dark. To create a more naturallooking picture of the woman sitting in the room, one remote flash unit was placed behind the subject and on the right, then bounced off the ceiling to light the background. Another remote flash unit with a red gel filter attached was positioned in the fireplace behind a log to create the impression of flames (p. Shooting data (Using three flash units) Camera: D2H Focal length: 25mm 1 Master flash unit: SB-800 set to D 2 Remote flash unit A: SB-800 set to D (bounced off the ceiling) 3 Remote flash unit B: SB-800 set to G (with red gel filter) Aperture: f/5. 6 # Two flash units (one on-camera flash + one remote unit bounced from the ceiling) Flash set-up Fireplace 2 3 1 Multiple flash shooting (2) Single off-camera flash Three flash units (One off-camera on the left + one on the right + one behind the subject bounced off the back wall) The master flash illuminates the subject from the side, while two remote flash units soften and eliminate the shadows. In this setup, the master flash was placed offcamera on the left to emphasize the subject contours, but casts shadows on the woman's face and a harsh shadow on the back wall. Remote flash A was positioned on the right to soften the shadows. However, the shadow on the wall still exists. To remove it, remote flash B was placed at the subject's feet to bounce light off the wall, resulting in a dramatic portrait (p. Shooting data (Using three flash units) Camera: D2H Focal length: 48mm 1 Master flash unit: SB-800 set to D 2 Remote flash unit A: SB-800 set to D 3 Remote flash unit B: SB-800 set to G Aperture: f/8 $ Two flash units (One off-camera on the left + one on the right) Flash set-up 3 1 2 Slow-sync flash shooting with multiple flash Four flash units using a slow shutter speed Four flash units using a normal shutter speed Using a slow shutter speed with more than one Shooting data flash produces more natural-looking pictures of (Using a normal shutter speed) Camera: D2H the subject and background. Focal length: 40mm % Four flash units were used to illuminate the subject and the room in back. Remote flash unit A was added to the master flash unit used on-camera to illuminate the subject from the side to create a more vivid rendition of the woman and the fruit in the basket. Two more remote flash units B and C were placed in the room behind the subject. Light from remote flash unit B was bounced off the wall, while that of remote flash unit C was bounced off the ceiling to illuminate the entire room and add accent. To compensate, use a green gel filter, then adjust the camera's white balance to "Fluorescent" (p. [. . . ] Varying the exposure for the main subject without affecting the background is possible by changing the flash output level on the SB-800 (p. 56). +1 exposure compensation +1 flash output level compensation . No compensation No compensation ­1 exposure compensation ­1 flash output level compensation Red-eye reduction Prevents the center of a person's eyes from appearing red in color photographs. Red-eye reduction control is set on the camera, not on the SB-800 (p. [. . . ]