CHAPTER 5: Flash and Lighting 97
?– Reduce the flash??™s power setting to 50 or 25 percent??”most cameras have a setting in the
menu that lets you do this.
?– Cover the flash with a tissue or gel (available at any camera shop) to reduce its intensity.
For many digital cameras, there??™s an optimum range for your flash photographs. Try to
stay between about 5 and 14 feet from your subject. Avoid using the flash in situations
where the subject is more than about 15 feet away or closer than 3 feet.
Master Your Flash Modes
In this digital age, choosing between ???on??? and ???off??? is just too easy. Instead, your camera??™s flash
has three or more modes, each intended for a specific photographic situation. Here??™s the rundown
of your options. Your camera may not include all of these features, so you might want to check
out your camera manual before you get your heart set on trying all of them out. Your camera
should have some, if not all, of these modes:
Off This one is easy. When you set your camera to this mode, no matter how strongly
your camera believes that you need extra light, the flash will not fire. This is handy for
situations where you are not allowed to fire a flash, such as in a church or a museum, or
when you??™re too close to the subject and think you might overexpose it.
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