The Dark Side

After all of my Christmas morning photos turned out terrible, I decided I'd had enough of  trying to take decent photos in low light without a flash.  I love using natural light for the majority of my photos but sometimes, it's just too dang dark to get a decent shot and I hate having to up my ISO.  But, since you can't have your cake and eat it too, there was only one solution. Use a flash. So, instead of using my camera's built in flash, I saved my pennies and bought an external flash. I have no idea how to use it and right after I post this, I'm heading over to YouTube to see what I can find for videos on it.  This is a test shot I just took in the downstairs of our house, which has one (ONE!) window.  I always have trouble with white balance and getting enough light when I try to take photos down there.

This image is SOOC. All I did was crop it.

While I still consider myself a natural light photographer, I no longer think a flash is evil.  If I can get this on my first try with it, I know I can get natural looking photos the more I practice.