What do you use your flash for

[irhxcbcziuzxs]

Just curious on what type of work you are using your flash for

[Lotto]

For me, portraits most of the time. But I like the quote from the net...

"Best light is available light; With flash, it's always available."

[Curtis N]

Almost anytime there are humans in my viewfinder within range, except for theatre work.

[Kostyanych]

I use my 580EX mainly as a fill light for outdoor shots during sunny days.

[In2Photos]

The more apropriate question for me is when. The answer is whenever I can. Kind of the same as Curtis, but I also use it for wildlife.

[JCR]

You mean apart from annoying people?
I use it whenever I have no other choice, so I guess thats general low light usage or if something/someone is strongly backlit.

[Double Negative]

Whenever the available light just isn't enough or to lower the contrast of a scene (such as fill flash). I was never a flash person but since I picked up the 580EX a while back along with a Lumiquest Promax System... I look for excuses to use it sometimes.

The idea however, is to leave the image looking like no flash was used...

[irhxcbcziuzxs]

yea

[Gordeez]

I mostly use mine to take pictures of my Little one and Family members.
I bounce it off the ceiling.

[irhxcbcziuzxs]

but what do you use it for that warrants the price tag

[Curtis N]

but what do you use it for that warrants the price tagI listed at least six reasons in this thread. (http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=207470)

There are times when you can get by with fast lenses and high ISO. Sometimes this can produce outstanding results. But you have to live with the limits of a slower shutter speed, shallow DOF, high ISO noise, and the quality/direction of the ambient light.

Lumiquest markets their flash modifiers with the catch phrase: "Flash... The Most Available Light" (They even published a book by that name). Photography is recording light. The more light you have, the better the recording. If you can add light in a controllable way, you have the ability to make better pictures.

[Double Negative]

but what do you use it for that warrants the price tag

Get pictures you otherwise can't? :rolleyes:

[irhxcbcziuzxs]

I listed at least six reasons in this thread. (http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=207470)

There are times when you can get by with fast lenses and high ISO. Sometimes this can produce outstanding results. But you have to live with the limits of a slower shutter speed, shallow DOF, high ISO noise, and the quality/direction of the ambient light.

Lumiquest markets their flash modifiers with the catch phrase: "Flash... The Most Available Light" (They even published a book by that name). Photography is recording light. The more light you have, the better the recording. If you can add light in a controllable way, you have the ability to make better pictures.

awesome thanks

[steve547]

For all indoor photos. I hate indoor ambient light. But you're right, it shouldn't be that expensive and never used to be until Canon reinvented the flash and ETTL.