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The flash can also be useful if you are in a situation where the afternoon sunlight is the
only light available and you need to use a fill light. A fill light will “fill in” the areas in
your subject that are not already lit by the main light—in this case, the sun. When pho-
tographing people outdoors in the direct sunlight, you don’t want them to face directly
into the light. Try to position your subject so the sun is off to their side or behind them.
This is a good situation in which to use a fill light, such as the pop-up flash on your 70D,
to expose their face properly (Figure 4.5).
Figure 4.5
I positioned this
family with the sun
out of their faces
and filled in the shad-
ows with a flash.
ISO 100 • 1/250 sec. •
f/5.6 • 70–200mm lens
Setting up and shooting with the pop-up flash
1. Press the Flash button on the front of the
camera to raise your pop-up flash into the
ready position (A). Take a photo with the
camera at its current settings.
2. Press the Q button on the back of the cam-
era to bring up the Quick Control screen.
A