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Using a small reflector to add fill light

Using a small reflector to add fill light

From the course: The Practicing Photographer

Using a small reflector to add fill light

In this week's exciting episode of the practicing photographer, Heather and I have wandered into shade. It's a really harrowing photographic experience here. I wanted to take a picture of Heather, but just, we're standing in shade. So, let me show you why I'm seeing this as a harrowing situation, okay, it's not really a harrowing situation. But it isn't going to make for the best photo, especially because there's all this bright stuff behind her. So this is what I get when I just shoot normally. background's all lit up, her face is all in shadow. You might think, well, yeah, you're supposed to pop up your flash. Oh, okay, right. So I'm going to pop up my flash, and hit her with some flash there. That's better, It hit the tree back there, which actually surprises me. I wouldn't think a flash this small would have that kind of range but I feel like there's a little illumination on the tree. It's also a really flat light because it's right in front of her, it just flattens all of her…

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