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Family Portrait on the beach
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<blockquote data-quote="STM" data-source="post: 170733" data-attributes="member: 12827"><p>Flash can be used very effectively in portraiture if it is properly balanced with the ambient light. It can add catchlights to the eyes as well as open up shadows and increase contrast on an overcast day. Although I always use my flashes in manual and use a flash meter to work out the proper exposure, if you shoot for around 20% contribution from the flash, the balance can work wonders. The example below shows how fill flash can improve an image without dominating it. This photo was taken in late afternoon. I used two flashes and the balance was right around my magical 20% contribution</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i1338.photobucket.com/albums/o690/photodotnet/NathanandHaley_zpsb6936d36.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="STM, post: 170733, member: 12827"] Flash can be used very effectively in portraiture if it is properly balanced with the ambient light. It can add catchlights to the eyes as well as open up shadows and increase contrast on an overcast day. Although I always use my flashes in manual and use a flash meter to work out the proper exposure, if you shoot for around 20% contribution from the flash, the balance can work wonders. The example below shows how fill flash can improve an image without dominating it. This photo was taken in late afternoon. I used two flashes and the balance was right around my magical 20% contribution [IMG]http://i1338.photobucket.com/albums/o690/photodotnet/NathanandHaley_zpsb6936d36.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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