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Originally Posted by BeckyC
I metered the ambient with my meter on ambient mode and the shutter speed at (a too slow) 1/125. The meter gave me an ambient reading of f/8. Next I changed my meter to flash mode, kept it at 1/125 but what should my goal have been for the f/stop? I believe I ended up at f/11 but adjusting the flash output.
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Following the rule of 1 to 1 1/2 stops, you were on the right track (and metering correctly too).
After making the exposure, chimp the image and the histogram for confirmation, then decide if you need to stop down the flash. If you have your flash set to do 1/3 stops instead of half, I would meter 2/3 of a stop or f/14 in your scenario. If the exposure goes to far into the shadows, split the difference with a 1/3 stop or f/13.
I too thought the faces might have been just a tad to bright - but these are certainly keepers!