Motorsport 1

**Yisehaq** · 05-04-2011, 10:51 AM

Well noted. Marko!

**Mad Aussie** · 05-04-2011, 03:37 PM

Good work Yisehaq. I've shot thousands of this type of photo and a good flash is a must. Don't be afraid to use the flash more strongly either. My intention was to light up the face and eyes, even behind helmets and glasses. My purpose was to sell the photos back to the competitors, which I did, so their faces were important.

**Yisehaq** · 05-05-2011, 01:11 AM

Thanks MA.

Originally Posted by Mad Aussie

I've shot thousands of this type of photo and a good flash is a must. Don't be afraid to use the flash more strongly either. My intention was to light up the face and eyes, even behind helmets and glasses.

I presume, you need much more power of flash to show the faces. Wouldn't that have effects on the other part of the subject? If possible could you upload on example with the Exif? I really would appreciate if I can get to show the faces too.

**Mad Aussie** · 05-05-2011, 01:21 AM

In bright light like you had there, it would take ALOT of flash to ruin other parts of the photo. In most cases the flash wouldn't be strong enough to out do what the sun was doing. Looking at the shadows I see under the helmet and on the clothes etc I can see that more flash would have been fine and lit up those faces better.

I'll look though my old shots from an event with some bright sun and see what I can find.

**Mad Aussie** · 05-05-2011, 02:32 AM

Here's a couple from some cycling events I shot with my old 400D. These will do and save me digging through CD's of shots.

In both you'll see that where there would normally be plenty of shadow under the helmets making the faces difficult to see, the flash has removed the shadows and even cut through the glare of the glasses. On full sized versions of these you can seethe eyes clearly which I found very important to my sales.
The flash also added a little catch-light to the glasses. Sometimes, if the flash is set a bit bright, or the subject very close, you will see small hotspots where sweat lights up etc but overall the result is much better than strong shadows I think.

EXIF for 2nd photo (of rider 63)

Camera Model: Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Lens: EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Image Date: 2008-04-13 11:36:18 +1000
Focal Length: 55.0mm
Aperture: f/8.0
Exposure Time: 0.0050 s (1/200)
ISO equiv: 400
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Average
Exposure: shutter priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: Yes (enforced)