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Never use flash when photographing through glass

If you ever want to take a picture of something behind a glass window (or a fish inside aquarium) - never use your flash!

The flash will light the glass and you will probably get just a big white spot covering exactly what you were trying to take picture of! Instead - disable the flash, but photograph with high ISO settings to compensate for the low light conditions.

posted on 2006-04-10 by hyberneat | comment | save

tags: photography, picture, light, flash, glass

Shooting portraits on a sunny day

If you're taking pictures of people on a sunny day, always use the flash, especially in the middle of the day, when the sun light is coming from above.

The flash will usually not be strong enough to make a big difference, but it will help to reduce the shadows from eyebrows and nose, making the portrait look much more natural.

posted on 2006-04-10 by hyberneat | comment | save

tags: sun, flash, light, picture, photography, portrait

Taking sharp images without a tripod

When you take pictures with long exposure (anything longer than 1/50 sec) you will get a blurry image unless you are using a tripod. But what if you don't have a tripod around?

One solution is to find something to lay the camera on while shooting. Another (although not as good) is to hold it in hands, but fixate the hands on something, for example a window ledge.

posted on 2006-04-12 by dcasper | comment | save

tags: photography, picture, long exposure, tripod