Caley in a Flash

I dropped L off for another big rehearsal session for his upcoming school play. On the way home I took Caley to Leanachan. It’s probably just a passing phase but I do find the possibilities with an off camera flash or torch quite compelling.
I have read up quite a lot about it and it would be very easy to get drawn in to spending hard earned wages on a lot of fancy kit. I can maybe see the point of all that gear if you were a pro doing one off events where there are no second chances to get it right but if you are taking the dog for a walk and one shot looks too dark or too light you can fix it the next time by twiddling a button. These flash techniques and online blogs are in any case very much directed at wedding photographers and the subtleties of getting a highlight right on a subject’s lipstick coated lips and today Caley didn’t bother with any make up before leaving the house.
For this early afternoon walk I really needed the flash or I would have been looking at horridly high ISOs and shutter speeds long enough to boil an egg.