| Sometimes, what seems like the simplest
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| | be used extremely creatively!
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| technique can be the hardest to get
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| | The 'Red-eye' effect occurs when
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| right. Fill-in flash is commonly used
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| | reflected light from the back of the eye
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| when the subject is backlit and there's
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| | is captured on the cameras CCD. This
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| large exposure difference between the
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| | usually happens when an in-camera flash
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| subject and the background. In order to
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| | is used, because it's positioned too
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| expose an image evenly, a burst of flash
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| | close to the lens. The most effective way
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| can be used to balance things up,
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| | to avoid the dreaded red eye is to use an
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| illuminating the subject against the
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| | external Speed-lite that's positioned
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| brightly lit background. It's possible to
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| | away from your lens. Using your camera's
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| use a pop-up flash for this technique,
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| | hotshoe will give much better results.
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| but you'll risk the dreaded 'red-eye'
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| | fixing it to a bracket by the side of
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| effect if you're shooting people, and the
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| | your DSLR body, or holding it off camera
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| results can be quite harsh.
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| | using a cord, will give the best results,
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| Using a separate flashgun offers you
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| | because the light won't have a straight
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| several advantages. Firstly, it has a
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| | path from the flash to the eye and
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| much larger and more controllable power
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| | straight back down the lens. However,
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| output, which means that it can
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| | this isn't always possible, and not
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| illuminate subjects that are more than a
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| | everybody has the money to go out and buy
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| few metres away. Secondly, it can be more
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| | an external flash. So the next best thing
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| easily bounced and diffused by swivelling
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| | is to use photo software to simply
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| and pointing the head at a wall or
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| | correct the problem. Almost all photo
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| similar surface, so the light is
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| | software will have this feature and its
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| softened. You can also use a bracket to
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| | very simple to use. If you don't have any
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| position the flashgun at the side of the
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| | photo software you can Click Here and
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| camera. Off-camera use of a flash can
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| | download Picasa, a free photo software
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| produce a more natural-looking effect and
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| | package.
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