Mastering Flash Photography

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Self Assignment 1) Photograph someone who is backlit by the sun and you have filled them with flash so they won’t be silhouetted. 2) Create a nice still life setup such as…

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Swivel heads Most of today’s flashes allow the head to be swiveled and this allows you to point the flash in a variety of directions. If the photo is a…

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Many flashes have built in white cards next to the wide angle attachment. Most photographers assume this is a bounce panel but they are really more for creating catchlights in…

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This magazine cover was photographed using a diffused flash right next to the camera on the right. The flash was a key light while the ambient was the fill light.

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Summary Flash Key is when you want flash to be the main light. Flash fill is when you want flash to be the secondary light. To make Flash Key effective,…

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Auto Fill Reduction Many flashes automatically apply Auto Fill Reduction when photographing in bright light. This basically means that the flash is doing the work for you by not over…

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