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Camera Tip #42: Flash IS a Good Tool

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There is a fundamental misunderstanding among photographers who lack experience, that flash is somehow bad. But among professionals, flash (aka strobe units) is usually the single biggest

financial investment a professional photographer will make during his/her career. If this is so, then why does flash photography have such a bad reputation among non commercial photographers? Recently there was a participant on the NYC After Dark Photo Safari who said that she had recently taken a photography class where the instructor declared, "flash is for fools!"

If this is the case then why do pros invest so heavily in flash? Why do manufacturers keep putting a flash unit in almost all of their cameras? Are they all just "fools"? Flash is an important tool in a photographer's arsenal. Consider the images below all of which were created via flash.

Proper use of flash photography
how flash photography works
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If you are getting bad flash images, let us show you how to really use your flash. Join us for NYC After Dark and we will clear up your misconceptions in a flash!

Next week information on how to shop for a flash.


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