Hello Amita, You are going to have to possibly contend with three different issues with the popup flash.
1) redeye - may be unavoidable - Shoe flash or bigger lights will solve the problem - may have to do some editing to remove the redeye 2) harsh lighting - unkind to blemishes/wrinkles - shoe flash with modifier (Omni Bounce/Soft box/bounce) or bigger lights in umbrellas will solve the problem 3) Shadows behind/beside their heads - This could be one of your worst problems. Solutions include getting the group away from walls and getting the light high enough that shadows are cast down. Popup flash is going to be a problem. Hotshoe flash would need to be bounced with some light directed towards their eyes to stop the shadows under eyes problem or you could put it on a higher bracket to get the flash up more. Bigger lights on stands solves this problem. Pretty much, if you want nice results, the popup flash is not going to cut it. A hotshoe flash with modifiers and some work might be ok. Bigger monolights/strobes on stands with umbrellas or some such would be ideal. Another thought is to see if they would be opposed to an outdoor setting. The you can use a flash just for eye catchlights and not deal with any of these issues. -- Best regards, Bruce Monday, August 16, 2004, 8:36:59 AM, you wrote: AG> I have a website client who wants me to take portraits of the staff of AG> his law firm for the website. We will probably have a group shot that AG> looks something like this AG> http://www.dardeno.com/profile.php as well as individual portraits. AG> Will I be ok using the istD and its popup flash, or should I use a AG> hotshoe flash, or do I simply need a bigger setup than what I have? AG> Amita
