How to Use Fill Flash Nikon
Fill flash will solve the common problem of dark faces when photographing a person against a back-lit scene, such as a person sitting in front of a window. Fill flash is the technique of forcing the flash to fire, even when there is enough light for a picture.
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Instructions
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Point and Shoot Cameras
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Look for the button with a lightning bolt symbol. This is the button that changes the flash mode.
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Change the flash mode to "on" by pressing this button. On some cameras, pressing the button will bring up a menu to select flash mode. On others, it will cycle the flash mode between off, on, red eye removal and automatic. Flash On mode is indicated by a lightning bolt on the display's flash mode indicator.
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Compose the photograph.
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Press the shutter release. The flash will fire.
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Check the exposure on the LCD monitor. The back-lit scene should be properly exposed, as should the faces.
Single Lens Reflex Cameras
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Decide which type of flash to use. If your camera has a built-in flash, press the button to pop the flash up. If you are going to use an external flash, affix the flash to the camera's hot shoe.
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Press the button with the lightning bolt symbol. While holding the button down, rotate the camera's rear control wheel until only a lightning bolt is shown on the top LCD display. If you are using the built-in flash, this is the balanced fill flash mode. If you are using an external flash with a mode button, press the mode button until either TTL or both TTL and BL are shown on the flash's LCD screen.
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Compose the photograph.
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Press the shutter release; the flash will fire.
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Check the exposure on the LCD monitor. The back-lit scene should be properly exposed as should the faces.
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Tips & Warnings
Mode buttons are available on Nikon SB-600, SB-800, and SB-900 external flashes. Other Nikon flashes, including older models and lower power models, may not have a mode button. Those flashes, along with many non-Nikon flashes, will operate by default in balanced fill flash mode.
