| About Flash |
| Keep the followings in mind before using flash: 1. Is it necessary? Use flash only when it's necessary. 2. Know the limit of your flash. A typical built-in flash usually has a limit of around 10 feet. Of course, more powerful flash is avaliable for SLR (if you're rich enough!). Question: What is meant by "necessary"? Answer: When the background is brighter than the subject. Question: Should we use flash when the surrounding is dark? Answer: Try using longer exposure time. In automatic camera, it means the "night function" (usually symbolized as a star and a moon). Using flash when the surrounding is dark will result in the "red-eye" effect because the model's pupils are widely opened (if you're taking portraits) in a dark situation. Today, many cameras have the anti-red-eye device, but I find that it is rather useless. Moreover, using flash in dark situation will give a bright subject but completely dark background, which is not good after all. When setting for longer exposure time, watch out for camera shake. Sign my guestbook or e-mail me if you've more questions. |
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| Which one do you think is better? With or without using flash? |
| With Flash |
| Without Flash |