Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]George is right. And the Prime Directive cuts both ways. One might not want to use flash around people who have never seen one. But using this as the basis for a generalization that flash is no good causes people (in cultures accustomed to flash use) to avoid flash where they should indeed be using it - the result being bad pictures for different reasons. Dante On Oct 6, 2010, at 11:17 AM, George Lottermoser wrote: > If you're truly "working" a scene or event or a particular subject. > The subject knows you're there doing exactly that; with or without the > flash. > They'll eventually forget about you, your camera and the flash; > assuming that you can let go of the notion that it's drawing attention; > and simply use it as another tool. > > YMMV > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > > On Oct 6, 2010, at 10:02 AM, Tina Manley wrote: > >> Available light is any damn light that is available! - W. Eugene >> Smith<http://www.photoquotes.com/showquotes.aspx?id=53&name=Smith,W.> >> >> *I still don't know how you get around drawing attention to yourself every >> time a flash goes off.* > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information