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How to use the camera flash on the iPhone 4

Michael W. Jones — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 14:31:27 +0000

Not only does the new iPhone 4 have two cameras, but the one which should be thought of as the “main” camera has a flash! Read the rest of the post to find out how to control it and how well it works.

The flash function [...]
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Digital Photo- Using fill flash outdoors

Michael W. Jones — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 22:45:23 +0000

Although it is not overly obvious, using flash when taking digital photographs outdoors can add a great deal to your photos, especially of people. Here’s how to use fill flash outdoors to make portraits better.

Most of us would not think of using our flash feature [...]
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Photo tutorial: Turn your old wrapping cellophane into gels

Emily Price — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:33:42 +0000

The holidays may be over, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still get some use out of all your holiday trimmings. If you received any presents wrapped in colored cellophane this year (or if you happen to have a little extra cellophane kicking around the [...]
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Photography tutorial: How to use flash creatively

Arnold Zafra — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:39:31 +0000

Photography comes from a composite Greek word, which when translated means to â€˜write with lightâ€™. That being the case, it could be said that there is no greater pen than the humble flashgun.

Flash is perhaps one of the most misused and [...]
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Flashing off camera

Shelton Muller — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 01:17:51 +0000

Often, the most effective use of your flashgun is off-camera. In other words, the flash is not sitting on the cameraâ€™s hotshoe, but is physically disconnected.

How the flash synchronises with the camera differs from system to system. Sometimes, synchronisation is often achieved by using [...]
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Understanding guide numbers for flash photography

Shelton Muller — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 11:07:51 +0000

Shelton Muller discusses the principles once used by all photographers to determine flash exposure…

These days, flash photography has been made so easy with TTL flash technologies that mean photographers don’t need to think at all.

The camera and the flash talk [...]
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Flash Off Camera

Shelton Muller — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:38:56 +0000

Most cameras these days have built in flash. Even the more upmarket digital SLRs sport a small pop up flash. They also have a hot shoe for flash. However, as well know, this kind of flash photography can often yield boring and unnatural lighting results.

Often, [...]
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Understanding flash

Shelton Muller — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 20:03:53 +0000

Shelton Muller explains the techniques and technicalities that make flash photography easier and more creative.

Flash can be one of the worst forms of lighting a photographer can use. It’s cold, harsh and unnatural. On the other hand, when creatively used it’s [...]
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