The Ultimate Guide To Flash Photography
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- 27 Jun 2022
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Welcome to the AP Improve Your Photography Series – in partnership with MPB – This series is designed to take you from the beginnings of photography, introduce different shooting skills and styles, and teach you how to grow as a photographer, so you can enjoy producing amazing photography (and video), to take you to the next level, whether that’s making money or simply mastering your art form.
Ian Pack shares an insight into flash and his tips for using it in your photography, and learning how and when to use flash is an important part of mastering light, particularly when it comes to portraits:
Pop-up flash
Many crop-sensor DSLR and mirrorless cameras have a pop-up flash on top of the camera. This is either not used by some or little by others. Used with care it can be used outdoors to fill-in shadows and create catchlights in the eyes of the subject.
Pop-up flash is a small, hard and direct light source which doesn’t create flattering light, but there are several diffusers available which profess to soften the light from a pop-up flash. They are still a relatively small light source close to the flash which doesn’t provide optimum diffusion.
Pop-up flash can also be used to control off-camera flashes, but is limited to short range line of sight. Dedicated flashes and wireless triggers will give better results.
Hot shoe flash or Speedlites
Many photographers own a hot shoe flash or Speedlite and mainly use it as a convenient way to illuminate a photo. There’s so much more to Speedlites. When fitted to the camera hot shoe there will be the facility for TTL (through-the-lens) auto exposure which can be adjusted independently of the camera with the exposure compensation facility. Read More...
