Troubleshooting Photos –
Glare obscures the subject
Problem
There is a huge starburst of light in the picture that wasn't there when you looked through the viewfinder.
What should you look for?
It would be pretty hard to miss this problem – the flash and associated glare spread from the "hot spot" over most of the image./p>
What should you do?
This is where the "free film" of the digital world comes in handy. Next time, try a few different camera angles and see if you get better results. Alternatively, acknowledge the core problem – glass reflects light. When pro photographers have to shoot through glass, they spend hours arranging the lights to avoid reflections. Alternatively, you can dodge the problem entirely. For a setup like this car show shot, ask a sales person to open the door for a minute (it's worth a try, anyway). Alternatively, use a tripod and no flash (but you'll have to work fast, because many public places don't allow tripods).
How do you fix it?
It's amazing what you can do with photo-editing software these days, but there is a limit. The glare is so widespread and so destructive that even the best digital retouching pros would probably tell you to forget it.
