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CHAPTER 8

 

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Flash Photography

 

 

Why Shoot With a Flash?

With the low light capability of today’s cameras, I often hear many newcomers to the art of photography declare that they do not like using a flash; instead, they will just crank up the ISO on the camera. There are two problems with this approach. Firstly, removing the use of a flash from your arsenal sorely limits your creativity. Secondly, as good as the camera’s low-light capability may be, there is always a trade-of. Higher ISO settings produce more digital noise in the image, and ...

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