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Originally Posted by jhewitt15  my camera is Kodak z650. its has a built in flash(not DSLR unfortunately)
Thanks for everything everyone! The putting paper in front of the flash works wonders! I will try the fiddling with aperture and ISO when I next go out.   |
Ah, much better!!
That photo still looks a little too lit in the centre - have you fiddled
much in post-processing?
If not you need to experiment with the paper type, number of paper layers etc..
Try tracing paper (showing my age - you've probably never used it in
today's world
) or old fashioned izal bog paper (age again, sorry).
See if you can get a more even diffusion of the light.
Or, it could easily be adjusted out with Photshop
(Filters, render, lighting effect, omni) in about 5 seconds.
Or try the reflector as suggested above - aluminium foil on a piece
of card is dirt cheap - be prepared to add a hint of yellow filter
though as is it a harsh light. Bought reflectors usually have a gold
side and a white or silver side, but no need to go to that expense.
My daughter has painted a pice of foil with gold paint and finds
that works fine - does wedding phtography in the harsh vertical midday
light of South Africa and clients insist on being shot in open sunlight
on the beach (and complain when she uses flash!!).
There is also a thing called (?spelling) Lambency Diffuser, which sells
on eBay for only a about ten squidgies. Its really designed to fit over
a separate flash unit, but could be hand held. It really throws the light
around and reduces highlights (and comes with a yellow front too).
There are threads about it on WAB - glsammy and ollie use them a lot
for close up work. I seldom do as I usually forget to take it with
me
(e.g. both Priory
and Thursley)