Comments on: Five great reasons to use an external flash http://www.digicamhelp.com/taking-photos/lighting-techniques/five-reasons-to-use-an-external-flash/ Digital Camera Help for Beginners & Beyond Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:07:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bretthttp://www.digicamhelp.com/taking-photos/lighting-techniques/five-reasons-to-use-an-external-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-5607 Brett Mon, 15 Nov 2010 02:47:11 +0000 http://www.digicamhelp.com/?p=8651#comment-5607 Gail’s suggestion will work if there is only one color of light but if you are using flash in addition to whatever light was in the room then there are 2 colors of light and the camera can’t compensate for both at the same time. The short answer is that you have to either get rid of one of the light sources (ie use just existing light or just flash) or change the light from the flash to be the same color as the room lights. I will be posting an article on how to do this very soon. Gail’s suggestion will work if there is only one color of light but if you are using flash in addition to whatever light was in the room then there are 2 colors of light and the camera can’t compensate for both at the same time. The short answer is that you have to either get rid of one of the light sources (ie use just existing light or just flash) or change the light from the flash to be the same color as the room lights. I will be posting an article on how to do this very soon.

]]> By: Gail Bjorkhttp://www.digicamhelp.com/taking-photos/lighting-techniques/five-reasons-to-use-an-external-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-5602 Gail Bjork Sun, 14 Nov 2010 16:27:48 +0000 http://www.digicamhelp.com/?p=8651#comment-5602 Margaret, thanks for you kind words. Glad you find the information helpful. I'm assuming you are using a DSLR with an external flash.Use the closet white balance preset to the type of lights in the room. Or try the FLASH white balance setting.Better yet, do a custom white balance, which is relatively easy on many digital cameras and instructions are outlined in the manual. If you don't have a white balance card, do a custom white balance using a piece of white paper or something as simple as the underside of a white, translucent coffee can lid.Always take a few test shots and check the LCD to see if the color balance is satisfactory. Shoot RAW, or RAW+JPEG, to. White balance in RAW files can be easily be adjusted when processing the files. Margaret, thanks for you kind words. Glad you find the information helpful. I’m assuming you are using a DSLR with an external flash.

Use the closet white balance preset to the type of lights in the room. Or try the FLASH white balance setting.

Better yet, do a custom white balance, which is relatively easy on many digital cameras and instructions are outlined in the manual. If you don’t have a white balance card, do a custom white balance using a piece of white paper or something as simple as the underside of a white, translucent coffee can lid.

Always take a few test shots and check the LCD to see if the color balance is satisfactory. Shoot RAW, or RAW+JPEG, to. White balance in RAW files can be easily be adjusted when processing the files.

]]> By: Margarethttp://www.digicamhelp.com/taking-photos/lighting-techniques/five-reasons-to-use-an-external-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-5601 Margaret Sun, 14 Nov 2010 15:32:50 +0000 http://www.digicamhelp.com/?p=8651#comment-5601 Hello, I find your articles very helpful - thank you for a great source of information. Question:  When taking a picture picture inside a house (internal real estate) when I am in a basment with limited light source and have to use flash how does that affect my WB.  (ie light in the basment are pot light) please advise - thank you margaret Hello,
I find your articles very helpful – thank you for a great source of information.
Question:  When taking a picture picture inside a house (internal real estate) when I am in a basment with limited light source and have to use flash how does that affect my WB.  (ie light in the basment are pot light)
please advise – thank you
margaret

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