Grass | This is Now

Joker card

2nd January 2009 by Kai Chan Vong

A flash gun on your camera can leave such a great dent in the texture of the subject if done correctly. One of the common mistakes is to fire off a flash directly at something, which done closely will look poor and like a flash grenade has gone off in your subjects face. Try avoiding this and instead try bouncing the light off walls, ceilings or other people’s faces (I jest, I jest). You’ll get a beautifully lit up piece that will be the envy of all your friends.

One of the common mistakes people do with the flash is in crowds from a distace trying to take a photo in the dark with their pocket camera and using leaving their flash on, which just lights up the air infront of them. Your goal (pun intended) is to light up the subject, not what you’re going to breathe.

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Movement in the garden

25th September 2008 by Kai Chan Vong

Movement is something that we haven’t seen very clearly in many of the other photographs. Here, the photographer has used a flash to capture fast movement and bring it to a stand still. It’s also given the grass a synthetic look about it.

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Distant tower

21st September 2008 by Kai Chan Vong

Shooting off into the distance towards the tower, this scene combines a wonderful perspective with blissful colours. You can almost feel the wind in your hair as you gaze up towards the sky.

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