Bright-light Flash Balancing
Contrary to popular belief, it’s when the light is at its brightest and most harsh, rather than when it’s overcast or dull, that you really need to use your flash.
Bright days and overhead sun create loads of contrast, with deep shadows in all the wrong places. Eye sockets go dark, your subjects end up squinting into the blinding light, and the harsh light shows up every lump and bump.
Faced with light like this, many photographers go running off in the quest to find shade to shoot in, but sometimes you simply can’t do that—for example, in the middle of the wide open outdoors, or at a wedding when a bride wants to be photographed in front of the church.
In these cases, you need to be able to use your flash to get ...
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