Digital Boudoir Photography : A Step-by-step Guide to ... - Ken Gilbert

104 Digital Boudoir Photography
No Flash Fill Here is an outdoor photograph of Jessica. Note the dark circles
under her eyes. We call these “raccoon eyes.”
Flash Fill Here the dark circles are
gone and there is a catch light in her
eyes.
No Flash Fill Similar to the first figure
except it is full length.
Outdoor Flash Fill
Using an on-camera flash outdoors as a fill light is an
important skill for photographers to learn. Depending
on your equipment, you may be able to set the flash on
manual or just dial down its power to have the amount
of fill light that you need. Fill light will often produce
better and more vibrant colors as well as adding a catch
light to the eyes. It will fill in the dark shadows often
found under eyes as well. Overdone, it will turn the
background very dark. Done properly, it will put more
emphasis on the model.
Flash Fill Similar to the second figure, except this one is full length. A catch
light in the eyes is not as important when the photograph is full length.