As you can see in the simple diagrams above, you will have a small angle with a compact camera, a little better with a built in DSLR pop-up flash, a decent angle with an on camera flash, and the best angle with a bounce flash (more about that later).

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Since the flash is a short burst of light, the shutter speed doesn’t affect the intensity of the flash (just remember to keep it below your camera’s flash sync speed). Without a meter, start with the flash at reduced power. 1/4 is a good place to star