I’ve recently started working as a photographer in a student organization, meaning I shoot a lot of parties indoors in dark (think almost nightclub) lightning. Often times the people and the colors turn out weird and not very pretty. I do use the built in flash and I have an external one as well just not come around to using it yet. Any tips for settings or Lightroom Classic/Photoshop Classic editing tips?
Thanks in advance!
Examples would be helpful and potentially more efficient than you trying to describe the scene.
https://neilvn.com/tangents/flash-photography-techniques/ focuses on on-camera flash techniques. Bounce flash with your external flash and diffused flash can do a lot, though you have to learn to balance the ambience.
I’m sorry not to post examples, but there are a lot of people in these pictures and I don’t want to violate their integrity nor out my identity.
It’s the very “sweaty” look I don’t want to achieve as well as everything being very shiny or not shiny at all and just dark
You mention you are doing photography in a student organization. Perhaps there is a student photography club who has a teacher who could help or other student photographers.
Without specific examples it is hard for people to give more specific advice other than get a larger aperture lens, or learn to use flash (not the built in flash, get a hotshoe flash if you do not have one).