You might want to ask, isn't there already a pop up flash come with the camera, why still need to spend that extra buck?
Well, if you are taking picture for recording purpose, the on camera flash is adequate.
However, if aesthetic aspect of the photo is your concern, you got to take the flash off camera. Similarly, when taking picture using natural sunlight, you don't like the sun to be a mid afternoon light that comes from the top, but you like the early morning or late afternoon light that come from the side - they produce dramatic lighting for your photo. Read this http://strobist.blogspot.com/ to learn more about off camera lighting techniques...
Being so convinced by the website, I am now learning how to shoot with off camera flash. As such, I also bought a pc cord (a wire which connect the flash to the camera). Following are few of my test shot photos: -
See, my flash is off camera connected by the pc cord.
Notice how the light is coming from the right side of her face...
As may be seen in the 1st photo, the flash light first hits the wall and then bounce to her face.
If without flash, it looks like this one below: -
In the following picture, see the tiny blue spot and the outline of a person??
or it's too dark and you can't see anything?
Never mind, just move on to the next picture...
Yes, this photo is totally lit by the off camera flash which I placed at about 45 degree and above the head of the 'model' (Other wise it would be a total darkness!).
Be notice that at the back are curtain at the left and wall at the right... for the next shot, I place my flash on the curtain rail and have the model standing at the wall...
The result is this very masculine lighting style.
P/s: The use of pc cord is not my preference, but my wireless flash trigger is still on it's way via Airmail from HK, so I have to go for wire temporarily.
One thing I like living here very much is all kind of photography accessories are available in the shop call Yodobashi Camera.
The bad thing about this is my pocket never stop draining ever since I came to Japan...
I am now considering buying a light stand (to hold my flash, so that I don't have to risk putting it on curtain rail again), and a shoot through umbrella (the type that you can see in photo studio).
One of my lab member said I should become a photographer do business open a photo studio something...
hahaha, I am afraid he is right!! But my passion in education is equally strong, how? Become a photography school teacher?!! かもしらないね
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