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More fun – better pictures
flash photographer has to spend time
on f-stop calculations or use various
formulas. Intelligent units have now
taken over most of the work. With the
help of various special functions, one
can concentrate on the essentials,
i.e. the picture composition. That
way, using a flash is really fun!
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Using a flash pays off: Anyone using additional light when taking a photograph obtains better results, because in
post-processing, it isn’t possible to obtain missing colors or brilliance from the picture:
The methods:
Using a flash doesn‘t only mean
flooding a dark subject with light;
rather it also means handling this
light in a target manner as well as
creatively. There are very different
methods available to achieve this. It
starts with a direct flash of the subject
with a flash unit fastened to the
camera, and continues with a bounce
flash, which is made possible by
turning and tilting the reflector head.
This way, the light can be redirected
either with a special bounce diffuser
or with an extendable, integrated
reflector card. In addition, there are
other flash methods that can be
achieved through an “off-camera”
use of the units. Adjusting the flash
exposure plays a major role in the
effect of a subject. In many Metz
flash devices, the amount of light can
be controlled variably, and thus
balanced entirely according to need.
In this way, a lighting mood is never
lost. There is even considerable
advantage in using a Metz flash in
daylight. Shadowed areas or back-
light can be brightened optimally in
this way, and it enables pictures with
undreamed-of sharpness and bril-
liance. In contrast to bygone eras,
flashes and cameras themselves
already contribute a great deal to
successful exposure. These days, no
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