Chapter 5

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Effects with Flash

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Special effects are similar to a dessert after your meal. They are fun to create, and people are enamored of them. However, you don’t want to overdo the effects, either. The reason is simple: Effects with strobes are different, and most people are not used to seeing them in photographs. Most photos that people see are clean, simple, and well lit. The two main characteristics that make a “normal” photo special are likely the location and the styling of the model.

With strobes, though, the results are not what people expect to see. That is why it’s so shocking to people when they see the photo straight out ...

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