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<blockquote data-quote="EORI" data-source="post: 607330" data-attributes="member: 43203"><p>Flash certainly has it's place, but I would not recommend it to any beginner. As Village correctly notes, it takes a lot of study, experience and equipment to get right, all of which a beginner is typically lacking. And of course, outside of a studio, one often does not have the luxury of carrying about and setting up the necessary lighting system that's being talked about here.</p><p></p><p>It's difficult enough for a beginner to learn and master the controls on a DSLR. A flash only adds another piece of equipment to get right. How often do we see indoor or night time images taken with on-camera or built-in flash that results in a harsh frontal reflection or a sharp light fall-off a few feet beyond the subject matter. Think photojournalism.</p><p></p><p>To the OP, I would recommend sticking with available light photography until you're comfortable with the DSLR. Get the fast prime lens, crank the ISO up to a sufficiently high level to achieve the desired depth of field and necessary shutter speed, set the camera to center focus, focus on the subject, recompose, and shoot. If the noise bothers you, put the camera on a tripod, or put the image through a noise reduction software like Noise Ninja.</p><p></p><p>Below is an image that I've posted here before, and it was taken at night in the back yard with no flash and the only light source coming from that which was spilling out from inside the house. I used an 85mm f/1.8 lens set to f/2.8, 1000 ISO, and a shutter speed of 1/125'. An on-camera flash unit would have ruined the shot.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://eori.smugmug.com/photos/217590392_7Pn7V-M.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EORI, post: 607330, member: 43203"] Flash certainly has it's place, but I would not recommend it to any beginner. As Village correctly notes, it takes a lot of study, experience and equipment to get right, all of which a beginner is typically lacking. And of course, outside of a studio, one often does not have the luxury of carrying about and setting up the necessary lighting system that's being talked about here. It's difficult enough for a beginner to learn and master the controls on a DSLR. A flash only adds another piece of equipment to get right. How often do we see indoor or night time images taken with on-camera or built-in flash that results in a harsh frontal reflection or a sharp light fall-off a few feet beyond the subject matter. Think photojournalism. To the OP, I would recommend sticking with available light photography until you're comfortable with the DSLR. Get the fast prime lens, crank the ISO up to a sufficiently high level to achieve the desired depth of field and necessary shutter speed, set the camera to center focus, focus on the subject, recompose, and shoot. If the noise bothers you, put the camera on a tripod, or put the image through a noise reduction software like Noise Ninja. Below is an image that I've posted here before, and it was taken at night in the back yard with no flash and the only light source coming from that which was spilling out from inside the house. I used an 85mm f/1.8 lens set to f/2.8, 1000 ISO, and a shutter speed of 1/125'. An on-camera flash unit would have ruined the shot. [IMG]http://eori.smugmug.com/photos/217590392_7Pn7V-M.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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