Hi there,

I have a what I thought would be a simple question, but can find a simple answer on Google.

Some friends will have a party for Halloween, half indoor, half outdoor. Ans they asked me to take some pictures, since I’m the photographer. The thing is, it’s not really the kind of photos I make. And I have a little knowledge about using flash.

So here’s my gear :

  • Canon R6ii
  • 35mm 1.8
  • 24mm 1.8
  • Godox V860

I’m a little familiar with the concept of ambient light using a flash, but here’s my question : If I don’t want to crank up my Iso for ambient light, how slow I can go with my shutter speed ? People will probably dance and drink, so without flash, with good light conditions, I would probably go between 1/250 and 1/500. But with a flash, considering that it’s supposed to freeze the subject, how slow can I set the shutter speed ?

Thanks for your help

  • SillyOppertunityBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    It depends on how strong is the flash compared to the environment. If there’s no ambient light at all you can do 30 seconds. The stronger the ambient light, the more you will see the blurred version of the photo imaged without the flash, on top of the frozen image from the flash.

    • frenshprinceOPBEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Yes, your explanation makes sense.
      So I’ll have to try to find the sweet spot.

      Thank you :)

  • kickstandBEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    How slow? you can use a very slow shutter speed to create some interesting effects. It’s called “dragging the shutter”.

    Otherwise I’d stick with somewhere between 1/60 and whatever your sync speed is (probably 1/200?).

    • frenshprinceOPBEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I mean, slow enough before it gives uncontrolled results.

      So 1/60 would be fine.
      Thank you !