I dont have a FLASH ??? is`t necessary to have one ?

[7up]

I dont have a FLASH ??? is`t necessary to have one ?

I like indoor - still life - macro - Portrait - street shooting

I used the indoor light for shooting
for street shooting I used sun light


regards

[egordon99]

Absolutely.....I'd much rather shoot with a flash indoors (bounced off a ceiling/wall) than rely on room lighting and high ISO/wide aperture.

EVERY shooter should have at least one speedlight.

[Bill Roberts]

NO it absolutely not necessary to have one.
It's useful and used well can make a big difference. But there's also a lot to be said for natural light and wide aperture fast lenses too. So don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

[twiggles]

haha, two completely contradictory answers... My vote is inbetween. It is a "nice to have" item. even with nice natural light, you might need a fill light to really make your subject pop. I am a HUGE fan of natural light and no flash, but there are times when even the best natural light cna use some help. Also, it really opens up your shooting possabilities when you have flashes to play with.

I would suggest pickign up a 430EX at minimum and learn how to use it. One you are comfortable using it on camera, then the fun really starts when you take it off camera. The possabilities are really endless! Good luck.

[DMOEsq]

Other than the camera and lens, I don't think that anything else is necessary. That being said, I have found that having an external flash is a great tool to have at your disposal. It can sometimes make the difference in getting the shot you want.

Don

[Bill Roberts]

haha, two completely contradictory answers... My vote is inbetween. It is a "nice to have" item. even with nice natural light, you might need a fill light to really make your subject pop. I am a HUGE fan of natural light and no flash, but there are times when even the best natural light cna use some help. Also, it really opens up your shooting possabilities when you have flashes to play with.

I would suggest pickign up a 430EX at minimum and learn how to use it. One you are comfortable using it on camera, then the fun really starts when you take it off camera. The possabilities are really endless! Good luck.


Well said. Yes I was a bit hasty with my original reply. Yours is a much more balanced answer! Actually I do have two flash units, a 420 and a 580 II but still much prefer natural light whenever possible.

[Titus213]

Natural light is great...but there are limits. A flash moves those limits dramatically.

Or said another way - Available light becomes a lot more available.

[bohdank]

if you are shooting indoors, at night then, by default, none of the light is natural. I use a flash. I also use a flash outdoors for fill, usually. "Natural" lighting is rarely co-operative.

[helkat]

Necessary? Nope.

Highly useful? Yep!

[e.omega]

If possible get one. Take out some time and read through the stickys about flash. In my opinion, it is essential!

[sscamatt]

Looking at the equipment that you have already and what you like to shoot, I'd say a flash is what you probably want next. Having a flash opens up a world of possibilities.

[jr_senator]

There are some things a serious photographer should have. And a decent flash is certainly one of them.

[freebird]

what he said ^^

I love flash outside.

[iceman1]

My Speedlight made all the difference for indoor photography...more than I thought it would. I lived without it before, but also had more noise or gave my photos the "point & shoot" look with the harsh & direct on camera flash.

[dpds68]

Flash is Good:cool:

[skh]

Hi,

As you have experienced - it seems to be personal taste!

When I started out, I tried to avoid flash altogether by using high ISO / fast lens. Later as I got roped into doing a couple of weddings I took the plunge and invested in a 430EX II.

Personally, some of my best shots (indoors) are still those that were taken without flash! However, you can get decent results by bouncing the flash and playing with the settings. Outdoors in bright conditons, flash becomes very useful for eradicating shadows.

Regards,

Sanjeev

[ito4u]

I agree with skh. I too started without using flash and I learned something important. If you can't take a picture that you don't want blurred due to a slow shutter speed, your results may upset you, unless it was intentional.

Flash will help freeze your subject. However you could also still stop down your aperture to get that motion you want. Try shooting in a poorly lit room with high iso and hold still as much as you can. Now imagine it with moving objects.

Flash is not necessary but, it sure can be essential. Plus, there are tons of cool stuff you can do with flashes.

[cdifoto]

Anti-flash rhetoric is a good indicator of suckyness with flash.

[Titus213]

Anti-flash rhetoric is a good indicator of suckyness with flash.

bw!

And that's the truth.

[twiggles]

Anti-flash rhetoric is a good indicator of suckyness with flash.


lol

[Haru]

Photography is about capturing light. You gain a massive amount of flexibility when you can control the light, as opposed to working around it.

[joedlh]

It's necessary to have a flash when you determine that you need one in order to get shots that you're missing. It doesn't sound like you're there yet.