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Flitsfotografie tip: voorkom reflecties van je flits in een bril

Flitsfotografie tip: voorkom reflecties van je flits in een bril

| Elja Trum | 5,231 views | 0 comments

You may have photographed someone wearing glasses while using a flash. This can cause ugly reflections of the flash in the lenses. How do you prevent this?

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Flash photography tip: Don't buy an Omnibounce

Flash photography tip: Don't buy an Omnibounce

| Elja Trum | 5,033 views | 12 comments

Many photographers think they can soften their flash light by buying an Omnibounce. This is a small plastic cap that you can attach to your flash. In practice, the effect of such a plastic cap is negligible.

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Flash photography tip: Using flash with a mirrorless camera

Flash photography tip: Using flash with a mirrorless camera

| Elja Trum | 5,017 views | 3 comments

In my view, mirrorless cameras are better than DSLRs. But in some situations, you need to know what to do. For example, when you work with (studio) flashes. You need to change a setting.

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Flash photography: Easily create a white background

Flash photography: Easily create a white background

| Elja Trum | 4,447 views | 2 comments

For a portrait photo from the chest up, you don't need a huge white background. There's a handy trick for creating an even white background in no time.

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Flash photography tip: Don't worry too much about the guide number

Flash photography tip: Don't worry too much about the guide number

| Elja Trum | 4,298 views | 0 comments

When you buy a flashgun, it's useful to know that its maximum power is indicated by the so-called guide number. The higher the number, the more powerful the flashgun.

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Flash photography tip: Always carry an umbrella in your bag

Flash photography tip: Always carry an umbrella in your bag

| Elja Trum | 4,160 views | 1 comment

A white translucent umbrella, not one for the rain but the type for flash units, is a useful accessory to always keep in your lighting bag. They usually cost barely twenty quid, are compact, lightweight and can be a useful backup.

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Flash photography tip: Darken your background

Flash photography tip: Darken your background

| Elja Trum | 4,000 views | 4 comments

By playing with your shutter speed, you can darken the background in your photo. This creates an effect as if you were shooting in the evening or at night, even though you're simply shooting in the middle of the day.

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Dragging the shutter

Dragging the shutter

| Nando Harmsen | 3,911 views | 8 comments

You may have heard the term 'Dragging the Shutter'. It is related to flash photography. Put simply, it means using flash with a slow shutter speed. How do you use it, and what do you use it for?

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