06-13-2010, 11:15 AM
The comparison is interesting, but the picture used shows a rather typical who-met-who picture. It is not the best use of a compact camera and it certainly does not show the way to use a DSLR. If you want to make these kind of pictures use a cellphone. That way it gets really a challenge, which might yield something.
Also a cellphone is easier to carry than a compact camera (not mentioning the DSLR).
Since a DSLR is all about controll, I'd ask myself why the DOF is comparable with the compact, why the picture is overexposed, why a high ISO was used, why the flash is used directly (no bounce or off-camera flash) and if it was not possible to choose a different background.
Flash photography is off course all about balance between the flash and the background light. If you want to use a flash the right way I'd try the strobist approach using external flashes and manual settings to eliminate camera interference. But I don't have the skills and the equipment. It would be too much trouble to set up for me anyway. (Unless someone was willing to keep up an umbrella for me...)
Also a cellphone is easier to carry than a compact camera (not mentioning the DSLR).
Since a DSLR is all about controll, I'd ask myself why the DOF is comparable with the compact, why the picture is overexposed, why a high ISO was used, why the flash is used directly (no bounce or off-camera flash) and if it was not possible to choose a different background.
Flash photography is off course all about balance between the flash and the background light. If you want to use a flash the right way I'd try the strobist approach using external flashes and manual settings to eliminate camera interference. But I don't have the skills and the equipment. It would be too much trouble to set up for me anyway. (Unless someone was willing to keep up an umbrella for me...)