2.7 FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY

Flash photography means taking a double exposure. A flash shot always consists of two components that are merged into one: surrounding light and flash light.

  • The surrounding light component is metered like a regular exposure. The camera is metering the scene with multi, average, center-weighted, or spot metering, while the exposure mode (P, A, or S) automatically selects suitable exposure parameters based on your adjustment of the exposure compensation dial. As usual, the live view and live histogram are your friends. You can also set the exposure of the surrounding light component manually in mode M. Basically, exposing the surrounding light component works exactly like exposing a scene without flash.
  • The flash light

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