Focus On Lighting Photos Focus on the Fundamentals.pdf

penetrate.) But what if we don’t
have a wireless radio control to
fire the flash? After all, these can
be pretty expensive. We could use
a synch cord attached to both
the flash and the camera. Don’t
have a synch cord? Go back and
use that little mirror to direct the
built-in flash to the off-camera
flash like we did at the beginning
of the book.
If we wanted more control over
when the picture would be taken,
we could have used a long cable
release instead of the self-timer. In
this case, because getting the right
expression or movement wasn’t
critical, the self-timer was just fine.
So now, we can both take the
photograph and watch the
sunset—all at the same time.
Taken at a different time of
day, the sun would act more
like a hair light. In this photo, a
silhouette is all that is needed.
No fill flash is necessary. More
frequently, we do want some
more information. Using the
same approach but earlier in
the day, we’d be inclined to use
this backlighting more as a hair
light. With the subjects facing
the camera, we’re more likely
to want to get some additional
light into the faces so we can
actually see who they are.
Using the in-camera flash as a
fill light outside may be the most
important value of this little light.
It works very well. However, with
Use a lens
hood, especially
when outdoors.
It helps to
avoid flare.
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