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Understanding Your Flash
Learn to use your external, speedlight flash in this in-depth tutorial by Charlie Borland.
In a perfect world for photography, every photograph we take would have perfect light, the perfect subject, perfect exposure, resulting in the perfect photograph. However, as you know there is nothing perfect in our world including the conditions, in which we photograph.  Fortunately, there are tools available that allow us to capture pictures that may appear close to perfect and flash is one of them.
Flash has so many useful applications in photography. It can be the dominant light source or a secondary light source.
In this tutorial, we will closely examine how flash works in conjunction with your camera and explore techniques that will improve your photographs, and even open up creative options you may not have been aware. Once you understand the principals behind flash, you will find that using one is really quite simple. You can then take these fundamentals, and apply them to your particular flash and camera system.
There are many makes and models available today and they change literally on a daily basis. We cannot possibly cover how each and every flash unit works, but with the basic understanding of flash theory and technique, you should easily be able to revisit your owner's manual and gain a thorough understanding of how your flash and camera system work together. Most of today's state-of-the-art flashes have similar functions and we will examine many of them in this lesson.
This tutorial covers speedlight type flashes like the Nikon SB800 and the Canon 580EX. The information is not specific to any particular make or model of flash.
This tutorial is two parts with a total of 29 pages packed with information, examples and exercises for learning to use your flash. |
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