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6 Shooting Night Portraits (Night Portrait)
Attach Speedlite 90EX and shoot portraits with a beautiful and bright night
scene in the background.
Shooting Tips
Use a wide-angle lens and a tripod.
When using a zoom lens, use the wide-angle end to obtain a wide night
view. Also, use a tripod to prevent camera shake.
Take portraits without flash.
When the Speedlite's power is <1>, the Speedlite will fire a flash
automatically under low-light conditions to obtain a nice portrait.
You should then play back the image to check the image brightness. If the
subject looks dark, move nearer and shoot again.
The effective range of the flash is explained in "Effective Flash Range"
(9?).
When shooting a night scene without a human subject, turn off the Speedlite.
Also shoot in another shooting mode.
Since camera shake is prone to occur with night shots, shooting also with
<A> and <F> is recommended.
Tell the subject to keep still even after the flash fires.
If you use a flash with the self-timer, the self-timer/AF-assist beam lamp will
light up briefly after the picture is taken.
When shooting night scenes or other scenes where multiple point-like light
sources appear on the screen, the camera may not be able to focus
automatically. In such cases, setting the [AF method] to [FlexiZone - Single] is
recommended. If the camera still cannot focus automatically, set the focus mode
to [MF] and focus manually.
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(With a Tripod)
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