The problem with a built in flash is obviously the fact that you cannot place it to the side of the camera, or bounce the light for directional and diffused effects. Advertise here via BSA

Light has various properties that ultimately produce different effects. It is imperative that a photographer understands light in a way that he can take advantage and control light. In order to comprehend light one must be familiar with its properties. Light has three main properties that are of particular interest to a photographer. Advertise here via BSA

If your focal length is 30mm, then you should be able to hand hold a camera with a 1/30th of a second shutter speed. By hand hold, this just means that you should realistically be able to depress the shutter and keep the camera from shaking so much that it shows up as a blurry photo from camera movement. Advertise [...]

The gist of light painting is, well you guessed it, to paint with light. This article will tell you how it works, what kinds of light painting there are and how you can try it for yourself. Advertise here via BSA

When you review your shot, you should look for a number of indicators to determine the quality of your silhouette. Advertise here via BSA

Shooting at night for me, came about from the fact that I didn’t really have too much free time in the day, so I would go out and practice my photography with some friends at night. It’s a slightly harder skill to master because the shots take longer to expose, I liken it to shooting on film; you think a [...]

Images of night scenes never fail to impress. Night-time images have great ambiance, something which is often absent in flat, bright, daylight photos. Advertise here via BSA

My results I call FRANKENFLASH. I made the ugliest most unprofessional looking ring flash adapter I have ever seen. Advertise here via BSA

Slow sync flash is when you fire your flash either at the beginning or end of an exposure that’s slower than normal, for example 1/8 of a second. Anyone with experience behind a camera knows that it’s very hard to hold the camera steady enough for a sharp exposure at this sort of speed, and that’s where the flash comes [...]

Slow sync flash is when you fire your flash either at the beginning or end of an exposure that’s slower than normal, for example 1/8 of a second. Anyone with experience behind a camera knows that it’s very hard to hold the camera steady enough for a sharp exposure at this sort of speed, and that’s where the flash comes [...]