Assuming you're using negative film, check the negatives. If they seem
properly exposed, complain to, or change, who processes them. They should
be used to flash pix by now. You could also mark on the processing
envelope, "Flash Pix"
Bouncing reduces this since the distances are now longer and the light is
more spread around.
Tom
On Friday, December 14, 2001 at 12:02, Hans van Veluwen
<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote re "Re: [OM] Flash techniques for total beginners?" saying:
> : color under flash photog. I was wondering what I could
> : do to either lessen the flash power to acceptable
> : levels, or configure the lens to take a good picture
> : in spite of the flash. Thanks for any answers.
>
> Very simple - in TTL OTF mode (and also in FP Mode) the flash responds to
> the exposure compensation dial. If people look bleached in flash pictures
> it's probably because they're not filling the frame (which is always the
> case when you use a wide angle) and reads too much from the background. It
> has nothing to do with the whiteness of their skin - on the contrary. When
> TTL reads too much white, it underexposes. If it reads too much darkness
> from the background, it overexposes. So either you paint the house in
> neutral grey ;) or you apply an underexposure of -1.
>
> To judge the effect of the compensation dial you really should use slide
> film - automatic print processors can make the same mistakes as TTL
> readings. So if you used negatives you may want to check them if the skins
> are really washed out or that your prints are just done badly.
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