Bring character and gear together for beautiful flash photos
Wednesday 3 September 2025, 15:30 by Elja Trum | 2,238 views | 0 commentsThis article was translated from Dutch with the help of AI. Read the original.
In this video, Gavin Hoey shows you how to use your flash on location to create better light. He also shows you how to make sure your model shows plenty of character in your photos.
About the author
Elja Trum is the founder of Photofacts and online photography course website Photofacts Academy. He has been writing about photography since 2006. Elja is also the author of (Dutch) books on composition, black-and-white photography, flash photography and portrait photography.
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