How to use a flash creatively?

Besides using a flash to brighten up dark scenes, you can try using flash during the daytime, changing the direction of the light, using slower shutter speeds, and even adding color filters to try the colorsplashing effect.

When shooting in the day, especially in harsh lighting, the sun can cast strong and unpleasant shadows, especially on people’s faces. To combat this you can use flash to create more even lighting across your subject’s face.

For external flashes, changing the direction you point it can allow you to bounce the light in different directions and achieve more ambient and serene lighting conditions, rather than a harsh effect.
Using a flash with slower shutter speeds allows you to create blurry effects especially if there are a lot of lights in the background.

Lastly, you can experiment with a technique called Colorsplashing, where you attach color gel filters to the flash of your cameras to add different tints and shades of color to your photos.

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