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You need to get your SB 600 off the camera and elevated. If you have a direct connection cord you will still have TTL. I suggest getting it above and to the left, held in your left hand will work while you shoot with your right hand. This is the easiest way to get the shot without using your flash in manual mode off camera.
A home made bounce unit would help a lot if you cannot get your flash off camera. No matter what you bounce your flash off of, make sure it is white, the flash will reflect whatever color you are bouncing it off of.
I am taking pictures in front of a Christmas tree with a black background. There is a ceiling fan with 4 lights pointing down. The people with blonde hair have dark spots on the top of their head.
I know it has something to do with lighting but I don't know what to do. I use a Nikon D80 with a SB600 speedlight and I always use the auto setting. I know I need to take a class but just can't right now. Can someone help. Listen to MT Shooter on this one. The D80 will work in Commander mode and will operate the SB600 wirelessly, using the popup flash as the trigger.
This way you can experiment placing the flash in various locations and bouncing off different surfaces. You can also vary the power of the popup flash to add just enough fill to light up the faces. Here is the main problem, however. I have no problem getting good photos of cars at the drag races as they tear down the track, but my autofocus cannot keep up with young children. It looks like the TTL system of camera flash underexposed because of the brightness reflecting back from the white objects. Here is my sample and how it worked for me. I used only manual settings.
With my Lumex LX3 camera and two Achiever 115A/S (55gn)manual slave flashes, one four ft to my left off camera and one on camera. The flashes were direct, not bounce off any wall or ceiling.
First I did a couple of test shots to set my camera exposure settings by having someone stand in front of the tree. I viewed the camera monitor and the exposures look correct. My settings were ISO100, f3.2, 1/8sec., IS, Jpeg. I opened the photo in camera raw in PSE9 and did some final touch-ups. Since I have had many experiences like what you have, I have use mostly manual camera settings. So what would I do in your case?
Manual Camera settings and TTL or Auto off a wall or ceiling with a white bounce card on the flash.