Pic from today. I call it “mistake with fill flash.”, originally uploaded by Kari_Marie.
I’ve got a great flash–Canon Speedlite 430ex. The problem lies in the fact that I really don’t know how to use it. I can muddle through the settings well enough when I have time, but when I’m in a pressured situation (say, like when I’m working with a hungry two-year-old and it’s cold and rainy and windy outside) I’m not nearly as careful as I should be. Hence the reason I have 15 shots from a photo shoot today that look similar to this. Sigh.
Believe it or not, they were actually worse–I shoot in RAW, thankfully, so I underexposed this as much as I could and tinkered with the contrast and stuff. But still… it’s a LOT more high-key than I like.
Oh well. Live and learn, right? I’ll have some other, BETTER pics from this shoot later on. :-)
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