Choosing the Right Moments for Flashlight Use

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Choosing the Right Moments for Flashlight Use

When it comes to using flash lights in their shoots, many photographers do not consider artificial light or light modifiers to be a good idea. There can be many reasons behind it. For example, using flash light does not suit their style, some photographers refuse it because it may not be very comfortable, etc.

How to utilize artificial light where there is low light or dim light environment, it adds an amazing value to your photography career. This experience gives you the confidence that there will be no reduction in your photography quality in any type of environment (dark or light).

We have divided this article into two parts, first indoor photography and second outdoor photography and we will also see some situations where we have to use flash.

1.Outdoor

1.1 Enhancing Your Photos in Low-Light Situations with Fill Flash

Most photographers don’t worry about bringing a flash for outdoor shoots. If I say that I am not like them. So you may think that I lie but this is the truth. Because natural light looks lovely and easier for spotting a great backdrop with a good shade. If you are shooting till late afternoon, then you have to set your iso, shutter speed and aperture to normal in the afternoon, so that your images will be very beautiful clicks, but as the day goes by, our camera also gets enough light. Starts struggling to get it.

At that time you should start using alternative light so that your work can be done well. You should have a very good knowledge of how we are able to set the light properly.

1.2 Using Fill Flash in Backlit Conditions

Photographing subjects backlit gives a beautiful and enhanced depth and field. But you should also keep in mind that if the subject is heavily backlit, then its opposite side where we are standing may be captured underexposed. You can use some kind of reflector for this, with the help of which we can give more balanced exposure to our image, fill flash can do wonders too.

1.3 Battling the Sun: Minimizing Hot Spots and Harsh Shadows on a Sunny Day

The next problem is when we do photography on a sunny day, especially in the afternoon when the sun is directly overhead. Although at this time we can take many lovely pictures but in the case of portrait photography it is not the right choice.

Like backlit photography, we advise you to take a simple umbrella or softbox with you and get by. As a result of properly setting the flash light, we can avoid the bad shadows in the photo that fall on each other, and your subject gets a very beautiful exposure.

2. Indoor

2.1 Churches , Lighting Ballrooms , Wedding/ Corporate Reception Meating Areas

Being a professional photographer, you should always have a basic light setup so that you can shoot your shoots easily. Although high-end DSLRs are capable of capturing good photos even in poor light, it seems like a compromise. That means it does not reflect a good photographer.

If your shoot is in a very dark place then it will lead you to blur image for enough light to capture photo by keeping ISO high which will result in noise in your image, messup of color and greetly reduce dynamic range. As such leaving very few options for post processing. So it would be better if we use flash.

We can start with a simple configuration with the flash mounted on your camera, or you could get more creative and use flash in an off-camera setup to make images appear more dramatic and well-balanced.

The light in churches and other reception areas is less than ideal light. So the plan here is that apart from taking poor photos in that dim light, we will be able to gather enough light for the photo using artificial light (flash).

One important thing you should know is that lighting or using flash light is prohibited in the church. But you can carry the flash after taking permission from the church authorities before the reception. But in other places you can use strobes and light modifiers.

A complex setup involves moving the source of light, which is away from the camera, in our common language we call it “off-camera-flash”. You can install some lights that will illuminate the area from multiple sides/angles. A flash set behind your subject as a rim light and a single flash bouncing or shooting through an umbrella are some of the ideas that can create great images in your indoor environment. With the new age camera system, both of these can be controlled directly through infrared and radio transmitters.

2.2 indoor Photography

If you’re an event photographer, your job is to capture the little things that make an event special, like decorations, cakes, and flowers. These can be varied, and it’s your job to capture them well. In terms of publishing these little things, you usually don’t need any more equipment than what you use to publish the event. But stationary objects can be easier to work with because they don’t move or speak.

If you don’t want to use the flash in these circumstances, you’ll want to make sure you move to an area with at least a little light. For this, you’ll need a tripod and your camera set to a slow shutter speed. This will help your camera gather enough light so you can take a clear and balanced photo. However, there will be no talk of speeding up this process.