In addition to coming from an unnatural position — straight at your subject —direct flash tends to wash out skin tones.
Professor Kobré calls this the police mug shot look. He gives an F to pictures like these.
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By redirecting the light from your Niko, Pentax or Canon pop up flash toward a light-colored ceiling or wall with Professor Kobré’s Lightscoop, you can create a professional-quality portrait.
The diffused light produces more natural-looking skin tones. Here, the light was bounced off a wall. Light coming from the side emulates dramatic window light. These pictures have NOT been retouched!
HINT: No light-colored wall? Bounce off a piece of white cardboard, white fabric, or other neutral, light-colored surface.
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Professor Kobré’s Lightscoop™ changes the direction
of the tiny light coming from the pop up flash in your Canon, Pentax, or
Nikon camera.
- The bounced light creates an
effectively larger light source.
- The larger source sends out light from a more
natural direction.
- The auto function of your pop up flash continues
to operate
normally, so the flash properly
exposes the picture.
IMPORTANT: Set up your camera as directed.
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