The last couple of weeks I talked about lighting and flash. Today, I have a neat tip about using your flash. Your flash can be an asset or a liability to your photos. Too much can leave your subject looking like they desperately need a tan and too little can leave them hiding in the dark. How do you get a happy medium without taking a few steps back? A flash diffuser is your answer. Now not everyone has a diffuser, so here is a fun trick you can do for Free. If you have a point and shoot camera, you can simply tape a piece of wax paper over your flash. If you use a DSL-R use an old film canister, the milky colored kind, and place it over your flash. If you don't have one laying around, go to your nearest photo lab and they should have dozens they would be happy to part with.
So, what exactly does a diffuser do, you ask? The diffuser helps spread the light from the flash around rather than it all concentrated to one area like a spot light.
Try this out and let me know how it works for you. Have fun and Happy Clicking!!!
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