Tips to Remember When Shooting Indoorsby Michele Cheplic | More from this Blogger 29 Mar 2008 07:18 PM One of the most important factors to keep in mind when shooting indoors is lighting. In your initial assessment of a room consider whether you will be using available natural light or your flash. Ideally you want to flood the room with as much natural light as possible. If the room has multiple windows open them to allow the natural light in. In the best-case scenario you will be able to fill the room with enough light so that you don't have to use your flash. By eliminating the flash you'll find your shots will not have those annoying orange overtones (which often happens when you are in auto flash mode and you are shooting an image from far away). Be aware that incandescent bulbs give off an orange tint, and fluorescent bulbs give off a green tint. Most higher-end cameras have manual white balance features that allow you to offset color shifts. If your camera is equipped with such a feature be sure to use it when you are shooting in rooms with mixed lighting. I should note that there is nothing wrong with using your flash. It's just that the flash is better employed in smaller rooms with little natural or available light. Keep in mind that your flash will brighten objects closest to your camera, and darken objects that are farther away. With that in mind you'll find that it really doesn't pay to use your flash unless you are able to get close to your subjects. In most cases any object you are trying to capture past 10 feet or so will not appear very well. Your other option is to set your flash to MANUAL mode and keep it on the entire you are shooting. Doing so makes your camera more sensitive to light and will help expose more of the background. Related Articles: Tips to Consider When Taking Group Shots Telling A Story With Your Shots Snapping Frameworthy Shots Of Your Kids More Common Sense Tips To Capturing A Frame-Worthy Picture Common Sense Tips To Capturing Frame-Worthy Pictures Cameras: Knowing When To Upgrade Digital Photography 101: Getting To Know Your Camera Getting Digital Pictures To Friends And Family FAST! Learn more about Michele Cheplic  Michele Cheplic was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaii, but now lives in Wisconsin. Michele graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Journalism. Relevantphotography tags User Comments No comments on this article yet. Be the first to comment! Community Tags camera tips, indoor pics, lighting, photography, photo tips, proper lighting Discuss this article
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