BetterPhoto Q&A: Camera Flash Troubleshooting

Having problems with your portable camera flash units? Do some camera flash troubleshooting here. Then check out this helpful article by Jed Manwaring: Flash Photography: Balancing with Ambient Light.

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  How to Fix Flash Caught in Eyeglasses
Could someone help me out here? I'm using Photoshop Elements 2.0. How would I go about reducing the flash in the woman's glasses?...
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August 16, 2004
 
  How to Avoid Glare in Eyeglasses
Using a flash with a large group of people, I always get some glare on their glasses....
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April 27, 2004
 
  Studio Lighting for Digital Photography
I have a Canon Digital Rebel. I am using the Canon Speedlite to trigger the tripod-mounted studio flash and soft box. I have gone through the whole range of aperture settings on the lens in the ful...
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October 30, 2004
 
  Slave Flash Problem Maybe Solved?
So, I went to the camera store today and I described my issue: shadow outside on the face of subjects. He said to just use flash. I told him I did. Then he said that I don't know the secret the...
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April 08, 2004
 
  Why Are Some Indoor Portraits Yellow?
Sometimes I am taking "studio" type portraits at my house. I was taking pictures of two different people in the exact same set up but some of the pictures had a yellow tint to them. Why does this h...
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January 23, 2004
 
  How to Eliminate Shadows
I have taken a few photos with the camera vertical, as I have a dedicated flash unit. The shadows on that are harsh. How can I minimize these showdows or make them look like they don't appear? ...
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October 13, 2003
 
  Photo Problem - Half Light Pictures
I was shooting pictures with a Nikon F401s using a flash that is not Nikon. I used shutter speeds of 125 and 250 and almost all the the pictures came out with one half of them completely black. Wha...
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December 01, 2002
 
  flash problems or somthing else
I took a bunch of Pictures while on vacation. When I had them developed, I noticed that about 1/4 of the left side of the picture was blacked out. I then noticed that my speed of the flash was set...
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November 19, 2002
 
  Problems with Image
Half of my image is black, like the flash was only caught on half the image. This only happens when using a flash, usually shooting between 4.0 and 8.0 Fstops and 60 to 125 Shutter speed, film is ...
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November 10, 2002
 
  Blown out highlights Digital
I am using the Olympus E10 Digital and the SB26 flash. The camera sitting ISO is 160 and contrast normal. I am getting blown out highlights in all Wedding Gowns and most light colored clothing. Ne...
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October 31, 2002
 
  How Do I Avoid Shadows?
I know this might sound stupid but I have just taken some wedding pictures and on a lot of them the shadow ruined a good picture. I have two questions. One, can the shadow be digitally reduced by s...
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August 13, 2008
 
  Red Eye Reduction Feature on Small Camera
I have an Olympus DLX Stylus camera and I noticed that the red eye reduction mode does not really work when my models are young children or have blue eyes. Can you explain please why?...
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July 16, 2002
 
  Filter for Red-Eye?
Can you buy a filter that will get the red eye out?...
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September 07, 2001
 
  Red-Eye, the Elan 7E, and the 420EX Flash
OK, I have been using the Canon Rebel G for about 8 months. I LOVE it but I wanted something a little better so I just purchased the Elan 7E. I have been using the 420ex flash for my Rebel G for...
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December 09, 2004