How to Use A Flash Diffuser with Your SLR

As a budding photographer, you probably have at several digital SLRs, along with several lenses and an Olympus Flash. In addition to taking pictures where there is enough light, you have probably tried to take pictures in low-light environments, such as night-clubs.

Because of this, using an Olympus Flash with your Olympus camera is important, as is learning how to use it properly. There are times when not using a flash works, but it is generally an important addition to your photography equipment.

The problem arises when you start using your on-camera flash. On my Olympus E-510, the internal flash is extremely weak. As a result, I bought an Olympus Flash FL-50, which has really improved my photography style.

However, this Olympus flash FL-50R is still very strong and creates sharp shadows, which does not result in images I like looking at. As an example, if you snap a photograph of a person leaning against a wall, the flash can result a black shadow on the wall, which makes the person look wider than they actually are. It was time to get a flash diffuser, and my sto-fen omnibounce is now permanently attached to my flash. It is a little white box that is ideal for spreading the light all over.

Flash Diffuser will save you!

Before I bought a diffuser, my external flash was too harsh.

The flash diffuser spreads the light. It spreads the flash light around so that it will not hit your subject immediately. By softening the light, it also results in a more natural feel, which is great to have with flashes. Furthermore, it enables you to give your image a more elegant look without reducing the flash power. This helps with any fill flash problems you may have previously had.

Buying a Flash Diffuser

As I mentioned before, I have a Sto-fen Omnibounce diffuser, which does a more professional job than the diffuser with my Olympus FL-50. There exist also bigger diffusers as well that can be used with your Olympus Flash.

The author is a budding photographer, and uses various techniques to improve the effect of his Olympus Flash.. This article, How to Use A Flash Diffuser with Your SLR has free reprint rights.