Digital Camera Tips : How to Diffuse Light in Digital Pictures

April 12, 2010 - 7:44 am 14 Comments

Diffusing light on digital cameras can improve your pictures! Get tips for using tissue to diffuse light in this free video clip about taking professional digital pictures.

Expert: Erin Neumeyer
Contact: www.ephotola.com
Bio: Erin Neumeyer is a professional children’s photographer based in Venice, Calif.
Filmmaker: Nili Nathan

Duration : 0:2:3


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14 Responses to “Digital Camera Tips : How to Diffuse Light in Digital Pictures”

  1. ftutasi Says:

    Buen tip. solo le …
    Buen tip. solo le faltó el ejemplo aplicado…

  2. Donatillo1961 Says:

    I did that long …
    I did that long time ago , Wow! so its not just me !!! I even used self pricing stickers..the extra large ones work well, work some lint on them so they come off easy and… walla !

  3. CricketboyStudios Says:

    Most digital …
    Most digital compact cameras don’t have a slot to connect an external flash but, yes this will work with any flash.

  4. ajuk1 Says:

    What makes this …
    What makes this digital specific?

  5. opetrenko Says:

    don’t forget light …
    don’t forget light power fall proportional to square of distance.
    being close to subject, increase difference between direct and camera-ceiling-object path.

  6. opetrenko Says:

    sorry for being …
    sorry for being harsh in prev. comments…
    to make up, suggestion on follow-up clip:
    ebay: $20-30 some old flash, $8optical slave trigger
    bounce slave off the ceiling or white wall.
    This time convincing examples can be made.

  7. opetrenko Says:

    there is a reason …
    there is a reason for that ;)

  8. opetrenko Says:

    why silly pros are …
    why silly pros are not using napkins, but carry those 60inch umbrellas to diffuse strobe light?
    how 1square inch of paper not stays the same hard point source of light?
    I’d believe the trick if you put your makeup mirror in front of flash to direct it all to ceiling.

  9. Lennon420 Says:

    nice tip, could’ve …
    nice tip, could’ve done with an example.

  10. jasonhdvideoman Says:

    i just got a brand …
    i just got a brand new digital camera is there a little camera light i can get that can clip on my my camera

  11. LEXPIX Says:

    Don’t foreget that …
    Don’t foreget that your flash power gets reduced by almost half when using this methoud. Make sure your subject is no more than 5 feet away from the camera since the built in flash is pretty weak to begin with.

  12. iraqpanther Says:

    O . K thanks but …
    O . K thanks but when you read the manual of those cameras they said make sure don’t put your finger on the flash to avoid burn it . .
    i don’t know they said !!!! :-)

  13. toomasio Says:

    very interesting
    very interesting

  14. jakobfrederik Says:

    Great thanks. Do …
    Great thanks. Do you also know how to get a softfocus effect on filmed harsh videopictures
    What would be the name of the computer effect.
    Plus the paint effect to make the picture look rich almost like a painting ?

    Thanks.

    Frederik

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