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IMT – Cholla Training Center
Lucky for us, an automatic flash is
included on just about every camera sold
today. And most include a fill-flash
setting for those less-than-perfect
lighting situations that need a little
boost. That doesn't mean the camera is
fail-proof. You still need to know how and
when to use these features.
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General flash tips
Our favorite flash tips bear repeating:
• Stay within flash range. Check
your camera manual for the
recommended range (usually 4 to
10 feet).
• Batteries that are approaching
exhaustion will not give full flash
power even if the camera is still
working.
• Prevent red eye by asking your
subjects to look slightly away
from the camera, and turn on all
the room lights to shrink their
pupils.
• Avoid use of the "red eye
reduction" flash setting—to many
people it's distracting and
confusing.
Fill flash
Fill flash is included on most of today's
cameras, and is a favorite feature. It is
just enough flash to fill in areas of a
picture that would otherwise be too dark.
Use fill flash for sunny day portraits to fill
in those dark shadows under the eyes,
nose, or under the rim of a baseball hat.
It can even help in a difficult lighting
situation, such as a dark complexion on a
beach, or a child playing in the snow.
Fill flash is also useful for side-lit and
back-lit pictures. For instance, a backlit
scene may have enough bright areas in
the background to provide an "average"
brightness for the entire picture, but the
actual subject is left in the dark. Fill flash
balances the scene so that the subject is
properly exposed, and the background is
left alone.
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