Fill flash

Daylight flasher

For other examples:

Martin Parr p. 18

Philip-Lorca diCorcia p. 91

This model’s speciality must be swimsuits rather than hands if she’s willing to offer up her finger to a passing seagull like that.

The reason this shot looks so ‘electric’ is because Elaine Constantine has used flash in daylight or ‘fill flash’. Here, it’s made the foreground subject stand out and given the shot amazing energy.

To force your flash to fire find the button or menu icons marked by and scroll through the options.

If you’re shooting a backlit scene or just want to make your subject stand out even though it’s not necessarily dark, fill flash ...

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