What is fill flash?
by Administrator
Fill flash is often used when the subject of a photograph is in front
of a bright background, or a background with details that would
normally be lost with a standard flash mode.
Fill flash is a general term; it can mean different things to
different people, but almost always shares the common idea that it
simply bumps up the light values on the subject just enough to expose
the subject properly, without under exposing the background.
There are MANY ways that photographers achieve this. One thing to
remember is that your overall exposure should remain the same or very
close to the naturally occuring light. Your flash exposure should be
slightly lower than the ambient light (naturally occuring light). This
adds just a little bit of flash that only the trained eye can see
therefore making the photo better balanced with light and just
generally more dynamic.
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