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Digital SLR Photography All-in-One For Dummies, 4th Edition
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Digital SLR Photography All-in-One For Dummies, 4th Edition

by Robert Correll
November 2020
Intermediate to advanced
624 pages
17h 20m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 2

Exploring Basic Flash Photography

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Introducing the built-in flash

Bullet Using the flash in automatic modes

Bullet Popping the flash manually

Bullet Tips, tricks, and techniques

Bullet Exploring advanced flash settings

This chapter is devoted to demystifying the built-in flash that most digital SLRs have on top of the camera. Photography gets much more enjoyable if you know when and how to control your camera's flash. You’ll be able to take photos in more situations with it than without it. For example, flash comes to the rescue when the lighting is dim and your camera is struggling with the exposure. It’s also a great way to make sure people’s faces are well lit, even in good lighting.

I show you how to use the flash, how to tweak the settings, and how to prevent it from firing when the camera is in an automatic shooting mode. You learn how and when to activate it yourself when you’re using an advanced shooting mode. I also cover tips on how to effectively use the built-in flash and ...

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