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Built in flash is very harsh (it causes lots of shadows, and can wash areas out). When you use a good flash, the camera and the flash are more separated, which
by mercuryrising 13y ago
Built in flash is very harsh (it causes lots of shadows, and can wash areas out). When you use a good flash, the camera and the flash are more separated, which reduces the harshness a little, but you can point nicer flashes up in the air, allowing you to bounce the light off the ceiling, simulating a more natural lighting environment.
Be careful though, if your ceilings aren't white, you'll be covering everything in whatever color your ceiling is.
- michael_h 13y agoI put a white paper box that I made over the built-in flash. It is open on the top and has a flap so I can aim it back at the subject if I want. It actually does a pretty good job of dialing down the harshness. Perhaps not as good as a rotatable external flash, but for the cost of free, it's pretty great. One of my friends throws an empty cigarette box over the flash.