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Flash Photography Techniques<\/strong><\/a>
\nFlash & ambient light<\/a>\u00a0 ~ \u00a0Dragging the shutter \u00a0~ \u00a0Bouncing your flash<\/a>
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Dragging the shutter – balancing flash and ambient light<\/h1>\n

When balancing\u00a0flash with the available light, the combination of settings is usually chosen so that the mood of the place and surrounds is retained – or at least\u00a0have\u00a0the available light\u00a0add to the image.\u00a0 In doing so, the advice is often given to “drag the shutter”.\u00a0\u00a0 In allowing a slower shutter speed, more of the ambient light is allowed to register and influence the final image.<\/p>\n

This\u00a0is a very simple technique – but an understanding of how and when to apply it, often seems elusive.<\/p>\n

So let’s take a step back and consider ambient exposure<\/strong>.
\nHere we have three controls for our exposure – shutter speed, aperture and ISO.<\/p>\n

With\u00a0flash<\/strong>, we have two completely different beasts to consider – manual flash<\/strong>, and TTL flash<\/strong>. \u00a0We will have to consider manual flash and TTL flash separately, since their behaviour and how you control the exposure for each, are fundamentally\u00a0different.<\/p>\n

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