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A friend writes: Wondering if you might be able to give me a few pointers on taking better indoor sports pictures without a flash.  Any suggestions on camera settings, modes, etc.? I have played with the white balance and tested out several modes on the Nikon D90. You are quite the expert and thought you [...]

I had planned on using the flash for a photo shoot, not _in_ it. This is my aged and beloved 550EX with the off-camera flash cable attached.  The batteries were dead this night, so I just took this under low ambient lights before calling it a night.

The first thing to decide is if an SLR is right for you. You have already discovered one of the reasons to go to SLR, and that is the fine selection of lenses to choose from. The huge number of standardized lens options is really the biggest advantage of stepping up into an SLR camera.

Wireless Toys – 049/365, originally uploaded by JMaz Photo. My new toy showed up in the mail today! If you don’t recognize them, these are a transmitter and receiver that make up a wireless flash trigger. I’ve been working more and more with off-camera flash lately but feeling pretty limited by the three foot cable [...]