The Advantages of Using Flash in Daylight

A lot of people ask the question, “Why would I use a flash outdoors in the first place?” The simple answer is that it usually looks better, but there’s more to it than that. First, you don’t have much control over the position of the sun, and oftentimes it’s in the worst place possible—right overhead. By using flashes outside, you get to create directional light, unless it’s sunset, which is generally prettier light, although you may need flash to fill in a little. Plus, you get to use the sun as your backlight, lighting your subject’s hair and giving you a beautiful rim light around them (just position your subject so the sun is behind them, if at all possible). Flash offers another benefit over using just a reflector outside, and that is....