46 Colored flash

Brighten your world

Kevin Meredith

The Idea

Sometimes the world can appear a little dull, but you can brighten up images with a colored flash. This technique is not just restricted to the nighttime-no matter what time of day it is, just pop a colored flash onto your camera and discover what can be done.

Mother and Child In this image, the mother and child are Lit up with an even red because the sunlight was behind them.

The Ingredients

  • ▶ Any camera
  • ▶ Colored plastic gels OR
  • ▶ Colorsplash Flash

The Process

All you need do to start painting the world with super flash color is get some colored plastic gels, Place one over the flash so that, when it is triggered, it sends out a burst of colored light instead of plain white light, ...

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