do pictures look good without a flash?

Question

full details please

Answer 1

I prefer to shoot without a flash whenever I can, especially in taking portraits. It gives a nice, soft light and makes the person look more natural. If you are using a digital camera, you can take shots without a flash that may not have worked with a film camera. Just make sure the light is not coming from behind a person or you will get a silhouette effect and the person will just look like a shadow. In cases like that, you will have to use the fill-in flash. Also, no picture will look good without a flash if you can't see what is the subject of the photo (unless, you have something in the line of abstract art in mind!)

Answer 2

If the light from the flash is too harsh then use a thin tissue or something to diffuse it a bit. If the model is getting reflections then use some make-up on her face. Don't use Aperture mode. If it's dark you'll end up with an exposure of a few seconds. I'd use Manual, 1/60s, or 1/125s, and select the aperture to suit. You'll have to experiment a bit because the flash exposure will depend on the lens you're using and how far you are from the model. The flash itself will have a Guide number that tells you the distance it can be used over at different apertures.

Answer 3

I would say it depends on the lens, lighting, and the photographer's skill. People tend to use the flash inside too much and not flash enough when they're outside.

If you're using a disposable or very cheepie camera, then better leave the flash on. In this digital age, you can experiment at no additional cost to see the effect of flash or no flash.

Inside, you may have to be on a tripod to avoid camera shake.

Outside, the flash will fill in harsh shadows and balance foreground to background lighting.

Answer 4

Yes! It takes a bit more effort and work though. If you play around with the exposure, ISO, aperture, and telescopic settings you can produce pictures just like using a flash. However, you may need a tripod for lower ISO settings because it reduces your shutter speed (in layman's terms, it holds the eye of the camera open longer than normal to allow more time for exposure to light). I like to compare aperture to opening your eye pupils (the greater the aperture (Av), the more open the camera's pupal is so more light is captured- you can make pictures look lighter in the dark); whereas, the telescopic (Tv) function tends to focus in on a particular object and using this function will make landscape pictures darker because the camera's pupil narrows down- without something to focus on, the overall picture gets darker.

Answer 5

Only if they're taken outside, before it starts to get dark,
or what you're taking a pic of is something you see on the tv (such as when you're watchng a video, for example) or on the computer screen. But even then, they look the best when taken, with color film or a digital camera. And if you're using a digital cam, it depends on what you're taking a pic of, and the natural lighting.

Answer 6

if you're outside and it's sunny, you don't need a flash, the picture will look just fine, but it really depends on the type of camera you have, those dispodable ones suck by the way..but i think they're alright when you take a picture outside using that camera

Answer 7

depends indoor outdoors?? night overcast??? YOu can get camera that uses available light, and it works just fine got a video cam works on just 2 lit lamps in a room must be 3-5 feet apart though

Answer 8

yes only if you have good sun light or good lighting where you are taking the pitcher

Answer 9

depends, it is all about the lighting and camera