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Using flash can seem like a mysterious and complicated affair, but it does not need to be. Indeed, I have been recommending that with if you are new to DSLRs that with your new purchase that you should also get an external flash with it, if you don’t own one yet. A bounce flash, more precisely. A bounce flash is simply one with a swivelling flash head that allows you to direct the light in different directions, the most common being up at a white ceiling.

Digital Camera Review has a basic tutorial on the why and how of using an external flash to simulate natural light indoors. Believe me, if you want quality indoor shots, a bounce flash will be your best investment.

Read the tutorial at: Digital Camera Review.

The Apple iPad does not support Adobe Flash which, according to Adobe, runs on 85% of all Web sites and which powers most of the cool animation and videos you encounter on the Internet. Apple claims that Flash is too buggy and drains the power from its devices. To prepare for the arrival of the iPad, major sites have announced Flash-free versions. Sites include The Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio and Virgin America.

[ via Network World ]

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DSLR + External Flash = Fantastic pictures!