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Nikon Coolpix S50
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Having lights in the back ground is one of the worst shooting scenarios, particularly in nighttime. It's called a backlight situation. This is because even though the camera should open the lens wide open, it'll stop down instead as the CCD reads the light source behind it. The result will be an underexposed image with a darkened face because the flash won't trigger due to the light in the background tricking it to think it's brighter than it is.
The key is to place the subject in front of the main light source to eliminate the hotspot, but give them a halo look as the camera doesn't pick up the main source of the backlight. I'd also use a manual flash to illuminate the subject from in front.
You could boost the ISO, but the higher you go, the more noise will get into the picture after ISO 400. You can also use exposure compensation (-2.0EV) ...
But your best bet is to turn your camera and your son around and use the light to your advantage.
The key is to place the subject in front of the main light source to eliminate the hotspot, but give them a halo look as the camera doesn't pick up the main source of the backlight. I'd also use a manual flash to illuminate the subject from in front.
You could boost the ISO, but the higher you go, the more noise will get into the picture after ISO 400. You can also use exposure compensation (-2.0EV) ...
But your best bet is to turn your camera and your son around and use the light to your advantage.
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