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I always thought flash photos were fine until I ruined a food court shot
For years I'd walk into abandoned malls with my DSLR and blast everything with flash, thinking it was the only way to get clear detail in those dark spaces. Then I visited the old Franklin Park Mall outside Toledo last September and took a picture of the 1980s taco stand counter with all its tile work. When I got home and saw the harsh shadows had wiped out every bit of color and texture in the original Formica, I finally understood why everyone here talks about ambient light being better. Has anyone else had a similar moment where they realized their technique was actually making the photos worse?
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felixramirez13d ago
Did you try recovering that tile texture in post-processing?
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