 Justine Stevens |
External Flash for Photographing Party? Heeellpp. I have just been asked to shoot an engagement party tomorrow evening. It will mostly be light, late afternoon through to evening. I do not have an external flash as yet. Do I need one or can I get away with using in-camera flash? I have the Canon Rebel XT. Also, if I can't get an external flash on such short notice, how do I get the best pictures in low light? I'll be grateful for any response.
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Kerry L. Walker |
Normally, I would suggest that you get an external flash. However, on such short notice, I suggest you use what you have and are used to using. On-camera flash will work OK as long as you are close to the subject. Since you are shooting digital, fixing any red-eye caused by the on-board flash should not be too difficult - just time-consuming. In the meantime, I suggest you do get an external flash for future use. It will really come in handy.
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Denyse Clark |
I'm with Kerry - you could really use one in this situation, but on short notice without practicing first, you could get not-so-great results. Always stick with what you know when time is short. Have you shot indoors wit your on-camera flash before? Do you know what kind of results you'll get?
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Christopher A. Vedros |
Make sure your battery is fully charged. If you have an extra battery, charge it up and bring it along. Using the onboard flash repeatedly will drain your battery much sooner than just normal shooting without it.
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Justine Stevens |
Thanks for the tips peoples really helps. Just have to work on getting an external flash.
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