Catchlight photography – Canon 540EZ User Manual
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Cover the subject with the viewfinder's AF frame and press the shut
ter button halfway.
Make sure the shutter speed and aperture value displayed in the
viewfinder are not blinking and that the flash charge indicator i is lit,
then take the picture.
• After taking a picture with bounce flash, the flash exposure check lamp will
light for approx. 2 seconds if correct exposure was achieved. If the flash
exposure check lamp does not light, the subject was underexposed: Set
a
larger aperture and take the picture again
For best effect, bounce the flash off of a highly-reflective, solid white (or ott-white)
surface. If the surface is colored or patterned, the reflected light will pick up the
color or pattern and will adversely affect the photograph.
• Catchlight Photography
A “catchlight” is a point of light
reflected
in
the
subject’s
eyes
which adds life to the photograph.
When taking portrait shots with
bounce flash, the 540EZ’s built-in
wide panel can be used as a
reflector to provide a catchlight
effect.