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Tired of dark eyes and harsh shadows in your
outdoor pictures? Most point and shoot cameras available
(both film and digital) have the ability to override the
auto flash systems. One would normally think that when you
are taking pictures outside you have plenty of light. Well
you do, it just isn't enough in the right places.
If you are taking pictures with the
subject looking into the sun, you'll often get that
"squinty" look. If you shoot with the sun at the left or
right side of the subject, you get really harsh shadows. If
it is directly overhead you get shadows under the eyes and
chin. Last if you shoot with the sun behind the subject, you
normally get a flat, underexposed look that is not very
flattering.
The answer is simple...just turn on the
flash. There's usually a "flash on" position on most
cameras. With the fill flash on, what you get is a highlight
in the eyes and a reduction in the shadows on the face. But
you'll need to stay close to your subject for the fill flash
to have any benefit. Most flashes won't reach out very
far—usually only about three to four feet. The result will
be even more pleasing if they have a hat on. Then their eyes
are not squinting from the sun and the flash takes out the
shadow.
What about cloudy days you ask? Well it even works then
too. The fill flash adds some normal color back into the
person's face by eliminating the blue look from the overcast
sky and puts that sparkle (highlight) in their eyes. |
