When You Should and Should NOT use a Flash
When you shouldn’t use a flash
As flash photography has become much more popular and affordable, we are starting to see many photographers using flash indoors, in particular for portraits. However, flash can cause problems and can even damage your camera and lens. If you want to take a flash photograph of a person indoors, there are three things to bear in mind:
1. The flash unit should be mounted on a stand to raise it away from the subject
2. The flash should be pointing directly at the subject
3. The flash duration should be controlled by the shutter speed. When taking flash photographs you need to avoid the following situations:
• Flash is not pointed directly at the subject
This causes a harsh bright light that can make someone look red or white. Flash photography will also cause “flare” which appears around the edge of the photo where … Read the rest