Flash Tips

Stop Action Flash, Flash Duration and Trip Shutters

by John Bentham

To stop action in a bright room, or when shooting outside in daylight you need a fast shutter speed, 1/1000 of a second or higher depending on the subject. But to stop action in High Speed photography you need...

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Use Off-Camera Flash

by David Sanders

Use your off camera flash to help illuminate a subject as was done here,even "painting" a subject with many flashes, and just because the daylight is gone, doesn't mean you can't stop taking pictures. A saguaro cactus offers up its yearly bloom along the Mount Lemmon Highway in Tucson, Arizona, where each Spring the large cactus can be seen flowering toward the end of April and through May.

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Using Fill Flash in Bright Sun

by Russ Burden

Using a fill flash, takes away "raccoon eyes" , which are a distraction to viewing the model in a portrait. Most point and shoot cameras have a fill flash option, as does the TZ3, and it is quick way to remove the distracting shadows from the face.

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Using Flash and Colored Gels

by Christian Michaels

An easy way to use colored gel filters with your flash, Chris's technique will give you creative and colorful results.

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Wedding Webinar Tip - Fast Lenses, Wide Aperture

by John Bentham

When shooting in low light the faster your lens (the wider the aperture), the higher your shutter speed can be, which reduces the chance of camera shake and minimizes subject movement. With a faster lens you also don’t need to raise the ISO as high, thus minimizing digital noise issues you get at very high ISO’s such as 3200. You pretty much need a full time f2.8 lens or faster, to shoot this type of work. The kit lenses supplied with most DSLR’s have limited capabilities.

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