Lately I’ve taken a lot of head shots during interviews and thought I’d share a trick I used when shooting indoors with poor available light. I used an external flash mounted on the camera for both of these photos:

When I decide use a flash on assignment with poor available light, one of my goals is to make the light from the flash blend in with the available light in the room. In the first shot, the example of what I normally don’t do, I had the flash on the camera …

..at Strobist. It’s another one of my favorite websites to visit between assignments. It’s an excellent site for anyone who’s interested in using a flash with their photography. The website offers everything from tutorials for beginners to fresh ideas for experienced professionals.