Why does my flash make my pics blurry?

[Robin Usagani]

amanda.. post on any forum, you will get the same thing.. guarantee... especially if you keep telling people you have been shooting for 8 years, still not sure how to use a flash, just now shoot with RAW, and shoot professionally!

 

[rexbobcat]

We aren't insulting your intelligence by the way. Well, I'm not. I'm just questioning your skill, ability, and knowledge as a photographer.

And I'm not trying to insult you with this statement...but...just because people pay you does not mean that you can take amazing photos with proper exposure on the same token.

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

 

[prodigy2k7]

stop arguing and learn what you need to know

 

[amandamartin]

Well, I do take amazing photographs with great exposure. I may have a crappy lens and not be great with working with a flash. I may have been terrified of shooting in RAW for a long time because I had no one to teach me how to edit them that way. That doesn't mean I don't use a light meter religiously (and don't always have to, because I KNOW how to do set my camera), or that I don't have an eye for it. I have trained people on composition, for chrissake. But, ya know what? You all don't know me. You don't know how proud of myself that I am. You don't know how much awesome feedback i have gotten from others in my field that do know me. If I didn't constantly have people telling me what a good job I do, I wouldn't still be doing it. This is the one thing in my life that I AM good at. I may not know all the technical stuff verbatium, but I get better with every shoot. I learn more every day. I didn't go to school for this. Everything I know has either been learned by shadowing someone or by self-teaching. Needless to say, there is just absolutely no reason for you to belittle someone just because you know something that they don't.

 

[prodigy2k7]

why you all defensive? They are only stating the truth and information that you need to know and pretend to know.

 

[camz]

OP members here are usually pretty helpful. You haven't posted any samples so it's really tough to move on. Also, this is a problem from two years ago that you've never figured out?


In the wedding industry, if you can't work your flash well man oh man I don't know what to tell you especially if you've been in the business for 8 years. I prefer natural light myself but how in the world do you function at receptions?

 

[480sparky39 38]

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[prodigy2k7]

^lol

 

[mjhoward]

The thing is, most people here arn't being rude. If an electrician came out to my house and was unfamiliar with electricity, which is just as fundamental to an electrician as light is to a photographer, then I would have to question whether or not they should be charging for their work.

I'm not going to speculate on what your "issue" is until I see a sample photo, but I can pretty much guarantee that it is something basic.

 

[480sparky39 38]

The thing is, most people here arn't being rude. If an electrician came out to my house and was unfamiliar with electricity, which is just as fundamental to an electrician as light is to a photographer, then I would have to question whether or not they should be charging for their work.

I'm not going to speculate on what your "issue" is until I see a sample photo, but I can pretty much guarantee that it is something basic.

Hey now! I resemble that remark!

 

[amandamartin]

I
dont
have
any
pics
of
the
issue
to
post
and
i
am
not
going
outside
to
take
a
pic
at
11
pm.

And as aformentioned, I don't typically shoot with flash. It's natural light only. That doesn't make me lesser of a photographer.

 

[rexbobcat]

We never said it did, but most who use natural light choose to use it but they have the skill/knowledge to use flash if they need it.

It doesn't make you a lesser photographer but it does make you less versatile, which is not good in wedding photography.

 

[amandamartin]

Well, weddings are not my bread and butter. Families, children and seniors are. And most of what I do is outdoor. I do some studio work (secretively), as I am still under a noncompete agreement with a previous photography studio that I worked for.

 

[amandamartin]

We never said it did, but most who use natural light choose to use it but they have the skill/knowledge to use flash if they need it.

It doesn't make you a lesser photographer but it does make you less versatile, which is not good in wedding photography.

While YOU may have never said that, I think others insinuated it. Hence my annoyance.