To use a mirror you would need a point & shoot that will allow you to manually overpower the flash by a few stops to compensate for the extra light you would need to fill the room. However, I don't know any P&Ss that can do this offhand. I think you might have an easier time using the onboard flash to trigger an external flash that will do the bouncing for you. I'd look into a super cheap flash that could be triggered by your P/S.
what is the trick that i see people doing by using a small mirror in front of a point and shoot flash indoors? is it like the effect of bouncing the flash up the ceiling to give a full bright effect in a room?
I'm glad you did this,I have a nice slr film camera i use, and picked up a Nikon coolpiks L4 for around $2. I was truly amazed that with it I could take great pictures and when traveling it's great for a quick road side stop camera moment. The tips you give are great especialy for people who are not used to using SLR cameras and the proces needed to take great pictures.
To use a mirror you would need a point & shoot that will allow you to manually overpower the flash by a few stops to compensate for the extra light you would need to fill the room. However, I don't know any P&Ss that can do this offhand. I think you might have an easier time using the onboard flash to trigger an external flash that will do the bouncing for you. I'd look into a super cheap flash that could be triggered by your P/S.
ReplyDeletewhat is the trick that i see people doing by using a small mirror in front of a point and shoot flash indoors? is it like the effect of bouncing the flash up the ceiling to give a full bright effect in a room?
ReplyDeleteUsed point and shoots for about 7 years (since I was 6) and for Xmas I've asked for a dslr because I'm really into creative photography!
ReplyDeleteWhat do you recommend to store pictures? Thumbdrive? CDs? Something else?
ReplyDeleteAre any relations with Chuck Norris?
ReplyDeleteWhat a control freak...
ReplyDeletethanks for this too many folk only cover SLR , not many can afford those so go for a point and shoot in the hope of creating somthing special..
ReplyDeleteCould have used a hotter model.
ReplyDeleteGood pointers! Way to go.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you did this,I have a nice slr film camera i use, and picked up a Nikon coolpiks L4 for around $2. I was truly amazed that with it I could take great pictures and when traveling it's great for a quick road side stop camera moment. The tips you give are great especialy for people who are not used to using SLR cameras and the proces needed to take great pictures.
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ReplyDeleteThere is one more tip thats missing. To blur a distracting background, step back a few steps and zoom in.
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