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Photography tips, tutorials and guides for Beginner and Intermediate Photographers.

Flash Photography Tips, Tutorials & Practical Guides

Have you tried using flash only to end up with ghostly white faces and "deer in the headlights" looks? You’re not alone.

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Flash photography can easily go wrong, especially when photographing people. In this section, we've put together essential guides, reviews, and myth-busters to help you master flash lighting for portrait photography.

Are you ready to start taking better portraits using on- and off-camera flash? In this section, we cover:

  • How to bounce flash for more natural lighting
  • Using off-camera flash techniques
  • How and when to use your flash
  • Creating more drama in your portraits with flash
  • Taking better outdoor portraits using flash

Ready to get to grips with flash photography and enhance your portraits?

If you’re comfortable with natural lighting and have a good understanding of portrait lighting, it’s time to up your game and start mastering flash. Used correctly, a flash can add drama and depth to your portraits. Used incorrectly, it can be disastrous.

In this flash photography tips section, I've covered all the basics to get you started and help you overcome your fear of using flash.

What are you waiting for? Check out my top tips below and get started!

Off-Camera Flash Tips for Beginners

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In this off-camera flash tips for beginners article, you’ll learn the 5 steps to setting up off-camera flash, an outdoor off-camera flash using an umbrella in combination with the ambient light session and finally beginner tips for how to balance natural lighting and off-camera flash in the same shot.

Busting 3 Common Myths About Using Flash

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There’s a lot of misconceptions and myths about using flash. That it’s too hard or too expensive. In this article by Piet Van den Eynde, he will bust those myths and give you some tips to make flash easier for you to try.

Working with Flash – How to Use Bounce Flash for Better Photos

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Working with Flash – How to Use Bounce Flash for Better Photos. If you have to use your regular flash on-camera but want to take better photos of people, this tutorial will help you understand why and how to bounce your flash to get better, more pleasing results.