Comments on: Canon 580EXII Review http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2010/02/22/canon-580exii-review/ Jason Christopher's fashion photography blog is an instructional and informative blog geared towards all levels of photographers. Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:24:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jason Christopher http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2010/02/22/canon-580exii-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2472 Jason Christopher Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:50:06 +0000 http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2010/02/22/canon-580exii/#comment-2472 Hey buddy. No need to apologize. I totally understand :-) Here is what you should do. Ask me two questions at a time for each post. After I answer those, then ask me another two questions and so on. That way I won't feel overwhelmed either lol. So start over. Ask me two questions. And make sure each question is asked in the correct category. That way no one will get confused. Remember that when you ask questions it benefits everyone who reads my blog. Same goes for anyone who asks questions. We are all learning from each other :-) Hey buddy. No need to apologize. I totally understand :-)

Here is what you should do. Ask me two questions at a time for each post. After I answer those, then ask me another two questions and so on. That way I won’t feel overwhelmed either lol. So start over. Ask me two questions. And make sure each question is asked in the correct category. That way no one will get confused. Remember that when you ask questions it benefits everyone who reads my blog. Same goes for anyone who asks questions. We are all learning from each other :-)

]]> By: Yaseen http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2010/02/22/canon-580exii-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2467 Yaseen Wed, 15 Sep 2010 20:26:32 +0000 http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2010/02/22/canon-580exii/#comment-2467 Hey Jase Lol. Sorry man, i did it again. Please disregard. I think currently, cos I'm lil bit obsesses, truly.. I'm just tryna catch up on "lost time" and tryna get up to speed..faster than i can absorb sometmies. Also cos i know my work does'nt look "professional". I wanna get to the point where i can go on location and take control... understand the light and the conditions and adjust my settings to accomodate the lighting conditions. Ya, i started going to someone whos "technically" sound. sorry bro, jus get ahead of myself sumtimes. Won't happen again : ) Thanx for always being so diligent in responding. Hey Jase
Lol. Sorry man, i did it again. Please disregard. I think currently, cos I’m lil bit obsesses, truly.. I’m just tryna catch up on “lost time” and tryna get up to speed..faster than i can absorb sometmies. Also cos i know my work does’nt look “professional”. I wanna get to the point where i can go on location and take control… understand the light and the conditions and adjust my settings to accomodate the lighting conditions. Ya, i started going to someone whos “technically” sound.

sorry bro, jus get ahead of myself sumtimes. Won’t happen again : )
Thanx for always being so diligent in responding.

]]> By: Jason Christopher http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2010/02/22/canon-580exii-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2466 Jason Christopher Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:37:16 +0000 http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2010/02/22/canon-580exii/#comment-2466 Hi Yaseen, whew ! a couple of questions ? LOL my friend this amount of information can be covered in a work shop or a photography class not in one reply in a blog post. How are you learning photography ? Have you bought any books ? Are there classes offered over there ? Hi Yaseen, whew ! a couple of questions ? LOL my friend this amount of information can be covered in a work shop or a photography class not in one reply in a blog post. How are you learning photography ? Have you bought any books ? Are there classes offered over there ?

]]> By: Jason Christopher http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2010/02/22/canon-580exii-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2438 Jason Christopher Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:19:38 +0000 http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2010/02/22/canon-580exii/#comment-2438 You're welcome buddy ! You’re welcome buddy !

]]> By: Yaseen http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2010/02/22/canon-580exii-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2405 Yaseen Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:16:07 +0000 http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2010/02/22/canon-580exii/#comment-2405 Thanx Jason Thanx Jason

]]> By: Yaseen http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2010/02/22/canon-580exii-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2404 Yaseen Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:14:41 +0000 http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2010/02/22/canon-580exii/#comment-2404 Hi Jason, sir.. couple of questions if i may : Dialing down = faster recycle time, means what? “faster shutter speeds= less output=shortr recycle time?” Is that a good thing? What does this mean? 14-24” lens- is this lens better for full length shots? On what mode do I need to have my camera on to adjust shutter myself? Manual? Cos when I’m on Aperture Priority (I think) outdoors with my flash on, my shutter seems “concrete” I’m I supposed to be exposing for my background and filling subject with flash? Cos I think exposing for my subject is more important…I’d like to think subject is king? How’s this possible, to set your flash aperture (F4.0) and exposure (F5.6) separately? Thought that with your flash I on, you can only adjust aperture? So far I understand that flash (depending on look u going 4) shouldn’t overpower ambient light eg flash @ f5.6 and camera @ f8. These are to different apertures? Can 2 different apertures only be attainable on manual mode? I generally soot in manual mode, but playing with AP recently. Regarding avoiding overpowering ambient, what would an example of ones settings look like on manual and aperture priority? What does it man to flag your flash so there no direct flash falling on my subject? How does one take a meter reading with the flash on cos once the flash is on, I’m battling to get the pins centered when I’m looking into my viewfinder/LCD. What does it mean to max out your sync speed? Hi Jason, sir.. couple of questions if i may :

Dialing down = faster recycle time, means what?

“faster shutter speeds= less output=shortr recycle time?” Is that a good thing? What does this mean?

14-24” lens- is this lens better for full length shots?

On what mode do I need to have my camera on to adjust shutter myself? Manual?
Cos when I’m on Aperture Priority (I think) outdoors with my flash on, my shutter seems “concrete”

I’m I supposed to be exposing for my background and filling subject with flash? Cos I think exposing for my subject is more important…I’d like to think subject is king?

How’s this possible, to set your flash aperture (F4.0) and exposure (F5.6) separately? Thought that with your flash I on, you can only adjust aperture?

So far I understand that flash (depending on look u going 4) shouldn’t overpower ambient light eg flash @ f5.6 and camera @ f8. These are to different apertures? Can 2 different apertures only be attainable on manual mode?

I generally soot in manual mode, but playing with AP recently. Regarding avoiding overpowering ambient, what would an example of ones settings look like on manual and aperture priority?

What does it man to flag your flash so there no direct flash falling on my subject?

How does one take a meter reading with the flash on cos once the flash is on, I’m battling to get the pins centered when I’m looking into my viewfinder/LCD.

What does it mean to max out your sync speed?

]]> By: Jason Christopher http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2010/02/22/canon-580exii-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2294 Jason Christopher Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:54:00 +0000 http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2010/02/22/canon-580exii/#comment-2294 I'm in Los Angeles. I've had MANY photographers come from all over to take my private workshop. I’m in Los Angeles. I’ve had MANY photographers come from all over to take my private workshop.

]]> By: Tony Buzak http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2010/02/22/canon-580exii-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2292 Tony Buzak Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:21:20 +0000 http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2010/02/22/canon-580exii/#comment-2292 Love to take your class.....I'm in Buffalo NY,....where are you? Love to take your class…..I’m in Buffalo NY,….where are you?

]]> By: Jason Christopher http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2010/02/22/canon-580exii-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2290 Jason Christopher Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:43:20 +0000 http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2010/02/22/canon-580exii/#comment-2290 Hi Tony, Do you know how to increase your flash exposure with the small dial on the back of your flash ? I don't meter. I look at my image on the LCD and based on my experience I just know how much I need to increase the flash exposure. If you aren't at that level yet then yes you could have the model hold the meter and take a shot with an increased exposure and see what the hand held meter reads. There are actually a few different ways to do this. I really encourage anyone to take my private two day workshop. I teach you these things and much more hands on with a model. You come out knowing so much more and with a much better understand of the whole process. Hi Tony,
Do you know how to increase your flash exposure with the small dial on the back of your flash ? I don’t meter. I look at my image on the LCD and based on my experience I just know how much I need to increase the flash exposure. If you aren’t at that level yet then yes you could have the model hold the meter and take a shot with an increased exposure and see what the hand held meter reads. There are actually a few different ways to do this. I really encourage anyone to take my private two day workshop. I teach you these things and much more hands on with a model. You come out knowing so much more and with a much better understand of the whole process.

]]> By: Tony Buzak http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2010/02/22/canon-580exii-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2276 Tony Buzak Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:25:19 +0000 http://jasonchristopher.com/blog/2010/02/22/canon-580exii/#comment-2276 Great lesson Jason, and a well needed one as well. The only part that throws me a little is this sentence >> "dialed up the flash exposure 3 whole stops" Forgive mt ignorance and please tell me exactly how you do that. Did you meter the models face and then add 3 stops of flash? Thanks, Tony Great lesson Jason, and a well needed one as well. The only part that throws me a little is this sentence >> “dialed up the flash exposure 3 whole stops”
Forgive mt ignorance and please tell me exactly how you do that. Did you meter the models face and then add 3 stops of flash?
Thanks,

Tony

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