Chap 2 Assignment : use of flash

[Ati]

Canon G11 integrated flash.  Adjustment level -1 just to balance the contre-jour and give highlights to the marble.
I couldn't find any situation where the author's advice to 'blast a bunch of light' into an already bright scene did anything except wash out the foreground.

[StearnsJD]

Hi Ati....it is me again. Not sure which PhotoWorkShop book you are working with. Is it is Lighting? You only mentioned Chap 2 Assignment.
Are we talking about "fill" lighting? If so you can read about here:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fill_light
Again check the Web on fill lighting photography.
Keep in mind that most....if not all built-in flash are almost most like "shinning" a flashlight at a subject. Soooo! I would recommend that when the time is right....get you an external flash. I think they make one for the Canon G series. The external will give you much more control of the lighting. You can also acquire a "diffuser" from various vendors that fits the "shoe" on your camera and defuses the flash.
I have one of these that works very well. Here is the site: http://www.garyfongestore.com/flash-accessories/puffer-pop-up-flash-diffuser.html
Jim