@pwrsche wrote:
Bless you for your reply. Indoor photography is not my expertise. Nature Photography is, with a major in flowers (smile). So when my camera didn't "behave" as it does outdoors, I was really taken aback. In desperation, I put my camera on automatic, something I normally do not do. And still the photos did not come out as I would have liked them to. Someone suggested a light source, and that is what I will follow up with. When I did use the camera's flash, it was too bright. Thank you again!!!
Canon flash or third party? Set to ETTL or manual? A Canon camera with a Canon flash set to ETTL mode will usually err on the side of underexposure; the Canon algorithm fears blown highlights over all else. In Canon's world fill flash is always best. When that's a problem, I've found that it helps to use bounce flash, because you're not throwing as much of the power of the flash at nearby highlights.
The fact that you experienced overexposure suggests that the flash wasn't set to ETTL mode. For example, if you use a flash set to TTL on a camera (like the 50D) that speaks ETTL, it will fire at full power, and the image is likely to be grossly overexposed. If your flash can't be set to ETTL, you may be able to set it to make its own exposure judgement, independent of the camera. But be sure you set the camera not to think you're using ETTL. (I forget how you do that on a 50D, but it should be in the manual.)
Bob
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
