Become a one-person gaggle of flash-bulbing paparazzi by transforming disposable cameras into a flash slaves that obey your digital camera’s every command.

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DIY Disposable Camera Flash Slave

1. No light? No hot shoe? No problem. The Metz 28 CS-2 Digital Slave Flash to the Rescue! Nothing will ruin a shot quicker than on-camera flash. Unless you’ve got an SLR, though, indoors you usually have no choice — it’s either shiny...
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5. The Phlash: Camera Phone Super Flash Every photographer knows that the key to the art is lighting. Great lighting can make a photograph unforgettable. Bad lighting can make it unsalvageable. Enter...

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