Comments on: How to Use Flash for Night Portraits http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-use-flash-for-night-portraits Discover how to use your digital camera with our Digital Photography Tips. We are a community of photographers of all experience levels who come together to learn, share and grow in our understanding of photography. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:32:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Neyo PhotoGraphy http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-use-flash-for-night-portraits/comment-page-1#comment-163801 Neyo PhotoGraphy Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:56:09 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-use-flash-for-night-portraits/#comment-163801 great tips, i like it. i also take a few blank side on the right for landscape photo.. the result will be fun glamour style portraits! great tips, i like it. i also take a few blank side on the right for landscape photo.. the result will be fun glamour style portraits!

]]> By: philippaopao http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-use-flash-for-night-portraits/comment-page-1#comment-158401 philippaopao Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:19:58 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-use-flash-for-night-portraits/#comment-158401 In-camera flash tends to do the 'spot light' effect, wherein the subject is the only one lit by the flash and the background/foreground tends to be underexposed to near-pitch black. You don't need a bigger flash gun to solve that problem, because chances are you will end up with the same awkward exposure. Just crank up the ISO to 400 or 800 to 'balance' the available light between the light produced by the flash. Hope that helps. In-camera flash tends to do the ‘spot light’ effect, wherein the subject is the only one lit by the flash and the background/foreground tends to be underexposed to near-pitch black. You don’t need a bigger flash gun to solve that problem, because chances are you will end up with the same awkward exposure. Just crank up the ISO to 400 or 800 to ‘balance’ the available light between the light produced by the flash.

Hope that helps.

]]> By: squareart http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-use-flash-for-night-portraits/comment-page-1#comment-107809 squareart Thu, 06 May 2010 14:36:40 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-use-flash-for-night-portraits/#comment-107809 Jeeze you're all like a bunch of old women! Can't you accept this as quick tips and move on? Jeeze you’re all like a bunch of old women!
Can’t you accept this as quick tips and move on?

]]> By: Chris Pascal http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-use-flash-for-night-portraits/comment-page-1#comment-87644 Chris Pascal Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:03:09 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-use-flash-for-night-portraits/#comment-87644 It's really inspiring. Simple and easy to execute. Thanks Christina !!! Waiting for another tips from you. It’s really inspiring. Simple and easy to execute. Thanks Christina !!! Waiting for another tips from you.

]]> By: Chris http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-use-flash-for-night-portraits/comment-page-1#comment-87442 Chris Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:15:06 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-use-flash-for-night-portraits/#comment-87442 OK. Forget all of the technical jabber and just look at the final product. Ask yourself, "Is this a nice photo?" Isn't that what really matters? My answer would be, "No." Why? Because: 1) The background distracts from the subject. a) The multicolored lights in front of the subjects face look as if something is hovering in front of her- espescially since the rest of the background fades to black. b) The overwhelmingly bright light above her head also distracts from the subject simply because it is SO bright AND it looks as if it is coming out of or attached to her head. 2) The subject's face is completely washed out, and does not allow us to see any details. The final result: This looks like a picture any child could have taken with a point and shoot camera and it's built-in flash. OK. Forget all of the technical jabber and just look at the final product. Ask yourself, “Is this a nice photo?” Isn’t that what really matters? My answer would be, “No.” Why?

Because:

1) The background distracts from the subject.
a) The multicolored lights in front of the subjects face look as if something is hovering in front of her- espescially since the rest of the background fades to black.
b) The overwhelmingly bright light above her head also distracts from the subject simply because it is SO bright AND it looks as if it is coming out of or attached to her head.

2) The subject’s face is completely washed out, and does not allow us to see any details.

The final result: This looks like a picture any child could have taken with a point and shoot camera and it’s built-in flash.

]]> By: Chris Pascal http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-use-flash-for-night-portraits/comment-page-1#comment-78142 Chris Pascal Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:33:52 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-use-flash-for-night-portraits/#comment-78142 INSPIRING !!!! INSPIRING !!!!

]]> By: Mile http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-use-flash-for-night-portraits/comment-page-1#comment-75974 Mile Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:53:27 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-use-flash-for-night-portraits/#comment-75974 I don't like the last photo. I don't think the face is "perfectly exposed." It's over-exposed if anything. The first image (no lights) isn't that horrible at all. It's night photography, it should not be lit up like Dresden '44, for crying outloud. I never use lights when shooting at night. Slow shutter speed and you'll get plenty of it... I don’t like the last photo. I don’t think the face is “perfectly exposed.” It’s over-exposed if anything. The first image (no lights) isn’t that horrible at all. It’s night photography, it should not be lit up like Dresden ’44, for crying outloud. I never use lights when shooting at night. Slow shutter speed and you’ll get plenty of it…

]]> By: Neil B http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-use-flash-for-night-portraits/comment-page-1#comment-55552 Neil B Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:16:10 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-use-flash-for-night-portraits/#comment-55552 i like to front and rear light a subject with black flourecent light, then use the flash on rear curtain and a slow shutter speed seems to amke the picture more vibrant and tkes the harshness out of the white flash light, huh what do i know im only a dreamer i like to front and rear light a subject with black flourecent light, then use the flash on rear curtain and a slow shutter speed seems to amke the picture more vibrant and tkes the harshness out of the white flash light, huh what do i know im only a dreamer

]]> By: Janine http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-use-flash-for-night-portraits/comment-page-1#comment-53056 Janine Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:10:56 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-use-flash-for-night-portraits/#comment-53056 Great tips...thanks so much! Love the resulting image :-) I am rushing out to buy a Canon speelite asap! Great tips…thanks so much! Love the resulting image :-) I am rushing out to buy a Canon speelite asap!

]]> By: canon lover http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-use-flash-for-night-portraits/comment-page-1#comment-45994 canon lover Thu, 26 Mar 2009 05:47:15 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-use-flash-for-night-portraits/#comment-45994 Love the bokeh in the last picture. How can you make the bokeh appear like that? Love the bokeh in the last picture. How can you make the bokeh appear like that?

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