The Concept:
In Today’s Photo Minute, Brian discusses the benefits and techniques of using a flash for backyard songbird photography. Especially for situations with high contrast lighting or backlit backgrounds, the flash can be a valuable tool for better results.
The Assignment:
Try using the flash outside as a fill flash in your backyard bird photos. Get your camera or flash setup in high speed sync. mode and figure out how to get the proper settings (shutter speed, aperture and ISO) in Manual mode. It may take some practice to get the ambient exposure and the flash fill exposure balanced well, but can definitely improve your images.
