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on 11/22/2005 To shoot close-up subjects (from people to flowers), I'll take two types of photos. One with the camera flash on automatic, the second by turning off the automatic flash. I've been pleased many times at how nicely the subject is portrayed on both accounts. I love my digital, because I can view the results immediately. This comes in especially handy when people are blinking, or have their mouths open, as I take the photo. I can take both "insurance and assurance shots." Here are common photographer tips for lighting subjects that I find easy and quick to do: I place a very large white foam board near the subject, but out of camera view, to bounce light onto the darker side of the subject (a fill in). I use a floodlight for indoor shots. It adds light. Don't point it directly at your subject. Instead, bounce it off the ceiling for a soft light or off your white foam board.
on 1/15/2008 If your camera has a white balance setting, make sure to use it! Different types of indoor lighting often cause your photos to look off-color.
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