Flash Photography Basic Concepts

Overview: Adding flash to photography often confuses beginning photographers because it complicates the exposure equation of balancing ISO, Aperture and Shutter Speed. And when used without a strong understanding of the effect, flash can make photos look worse instead of better. It's time we established a foundation of understanding with flash photography.

Directions: 

Step 1: Create a new blog entry titled "Flash Photography Basics."

Step 2: Review the PowerPoint presentation and copy each of the 10 underlined concepts to your student blog.



Part 3: Understanding Flash Exposure Compensation (FEC)

It is possible to adjust the amount of flash output by adjusting the Flash Exposure Compensation on the camera.

Flash exposure compensation is used to compensate for the flash output when the flash is used in Auto or TTL mode. With FEC you are telling the flash to give more (or less) flash output, relative to what the camera decides via its metering system.
Review the examples of adjusting the FEC to the different EV settings available on the site below:

http://neilvn.com/tangents/flash-photography-techniques/flash-exposure-compensation/


Part 4: Take the Quiz

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ANbRXpaOOrWcEthNkIiN4z3GK4X5qZWajrlVUyfT5Jc/viewform

Part 5: When you are done with the quiz, you will experiment with producing a set of images that shows what happens to flash when you change the settings.

Pick up a log sheet and get your equipment.


Resources: 

ADDING FLASH TO AMBIENT LIGHT
http://neilvn.com/tangents/flash-photography-techniques/flash-and-ambient-light/

Using Flash Tutorial
Start the video at the 16 minute mark
http://easy-exposure.com/photography-lessons/lesson-26-using-flash-exposure-and-flash-modes/

Preview these resources for upcoming Flash related assignments

Watch how to manually change the settings on the Canon T3 Flash by clicking here and watching the small display from the camera that cycles through a series of different screen shots from the camera.

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/T3/T3FLASH.HTM

Also, check out the manual for the T3 camera and search for the word "Sync." Read about the various ways you can adjust the sync speed of the flash and how the photo is exposed related to the flash.

http://support-th.canon-asia.com/contents/TH/EN/0300473001.html

Preview your next shooting assignment here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1UFIVJD2sBzZEhmUXl6VlEtZlU/edit?usp=sharing