Digital photography basics: Using a flash. Learn how to get the most from your camera's built-in flash--and know when it's time to use an external flash. By David Johnson.

At 1/1, the flash is set to full power — you’ll probably seldom use this setting unless you are trying to overpower the sun or using the flash off-camera in a large modifier. A 1/2 setting is ...

If you really want to immediately improve your flash photography studio style light modifiers are a necessity. Here are some of the basic options worth considering. Image 1 of 4.

Flash isn't just for studio and night photography - it's also useful for outdoor photography on sunny days, particularly when it comes to portraits. Rather than asking your portrait sitter to face ...

With a 16-channel wireless receiver built into it, an adjustable flash head with an integrated diffuser, and the capability to use Godox’s magnetic accessories and more, it might just be the ...

Because the mix of ambient and flash-bulb light is much less harsh than straight flash. Photo by Hoggheff aka Hank Ashby aka Mr. Freshtags. When It’s Totally Dark. Because you have no other choice.

It's also important to understand that when you use a flash there are suddenly two light sources for your camera to deal with—the natural, ambient light in the scene and the flash you're adding.

There is another very real reason to ban photography: gift shop sales. Most museums make a substantial amount of their revenue from the sale of postcards, posters and other bric-a-brac.

So, that means using a flashgun. Every site I've visited about concert photography has one line about using flash, that is: "Don't." ...