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What do you do in this situation?

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FlipperBizkut

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The room is dimly lit, but the window behind the subject is very well lit. What do you do. Using a flash seems like the best idea, but what if you don't want to use a flash? Here is what I'm talking about:

Casio.jpg
 
Bounce a "fill flash" on opposing wall to illuminate subject.

Depending on cam & intensity of flash, sometimes direct flash works, too. :)

Post-processing will allow you to manipulate the Brightness/Contrast, as well as Gamma, to bring out the subject
 
with an slr you'd have a couple of choices.

Get a graduated Neutral density filter to darken the left half of the picture.

or

take 2 different exposures (one setup for the window, the other for the interior) and combine them in photoshop after the fact. Youd probably need a tripod to get the framing the same.

Some cameras have exposure bracketing that might help with option 2.
 
Well, my options are fairly limited since I use a Canon A70, but using the flash, this is what I came up with:

Casio2.jpg
 
And that picture is fine! A little hotspot on the chair but its 10x better than the first picture.
 
Thanks! A little post processing to get out the red eye, and it will be an acceptable pic. I'm learning!
 
Yes you are indeed. Another thing try a fill light. You can make a quick cheap one with a halogen work lamp and, a posterboard. Then you can use diffrent colors and, see how they affect shots. But then you were shooting a cat but, they dont usually wait till you are ready.
 
If your camera has a shot meter, you can meter off of the cat and expose for the cat. In the first image you posted, the camera averaged to overall light in the scene and exposed for the brightest part of the image, outside. The image with the flash looks great, aside from the minimal hotspot which can be burned out in photoshop.
 
Originally posted by torment
And that picture is fine! A little hotspot on the chair but its 10x better than the first picture.
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Agreed.
 
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