In a message dated 10/4/01 8:54:06 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
DanielMitchell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
By the way will bounce flash hurt the babies eyes?
I have found that a baby who is very young will stare at you and the flash
will dazzle them. I don't think the flash "hurts" their eyes, but it does
cause the baby to become wary. My grand daughter very quickly learned that
camera meant flash; she would then shut her eyes at the most inopportune
moment. I have almost given up on flash with her and she has learned that
when grandpa takes pictures there isn't a sudden flash and she doesn't
squint. As a result she has turned into quite a ham and we get delightful
photos. I do have to use available light and faster film, but 400asa B & W
films from Kodak and Illford are more than fine grained enough for most work.
I shoot pictures of her in a room with a large sliding door to one side and a
small, high window above and behind. The large door is the main light
source, and the high window is the source of high lights on hair or
backlighting ( great with a blonde). I also use a reversable white of gold
reflector that my wife wields.
In general I think that unless you can afford a rather elaborate multi-flash,
umbrella and light box setup, you will get rather harsh results with flash.
But the main reason is that a child will become conditioned to flash and
anticipate it so that the photos will be more difficult to make.
Dave Dougherty
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