Flash
Exploring Flash, Part 1
Thursday, February 18th, 2010Nearly every camera has a flash, but I find that most built-in flashes create a less-than-satisfactory experience, unless you are just going for the snapshot. They are pretty much a pop-up (SLR’s) experience that brightens and sometimes over-brightens a scene, creates harsh shadows that show up on backgrounds, and are generally inflexible. You can of [...]
Excellent Write-up on using Canon Flash units
Sunday, February 7th, 2010Though more technical and specific to a broad range of Canon EOS cameras and flash units, much can be applied to flash photography in general. It might take you an hour or two to go through this very in-depth write-up, but it’s well worth it if you want to have better results with flash photography. [...]
Using a Ringflash, Part 1
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009I know this blog has been dormant for a while- my workload has been quite high for me to be able to write well-focused articles. So, perhaps, I should break them down into smaller pieces, that I can post more often. So, here is Part 1 on using a Ring Flash. I bought a Ring [...]
