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There are times when the light is dim but you want to capture the unique colors of the available light. In these circumstances you need to turn the flash off and support the camera for a long exposure. If you don’t turn off the flash it will fire and the foreground subjects will appear as if photographed in daylight. If you don’t support the camera you will likely have blur from camera movement.
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| Available light can add beautiful colors to a photograph. |
| Flash Off
When the flash is off, long exposure times may create blur in the image. At times like this, you may want to use a camera support. (See Topic 0.0.) |
| How To: Turning off the Flash
Look in your camera manual for a section on forced off or off flash: _______________________________________________________________________ |
When photographing in dim light there are things you can do to get better results when not using flash. Try the following as described in Topic 0.0:
- Increase the camera’s sensitivity.
- Use the camera’s selftimer or remote control.
- Support the camera or use a tripod.