The main thing to diffuse light on every flash, is to try to filter it before the lights go to the subject!
Actually on DSLR flash external unit (which you can move in certain degree of movement) you can diffuse light by bouncing it on a white surface or you can diffuse it through opaque surface as discussed previously here.
On compact camera flash, we can do the same things to diffuse lights. Perhaps flash in those cameras are really tiny and we can't use the same way we used for DSLR.
So, here some tips on what you can use to diffuse light from it.
(example on how to do it, are done on my mobile camera, because i have no compact camera at the moment, but they have been tested and they work properly)
- Rolling Paper taped directly over the flash unit (and only the flash unit, pay attention not to put the opaque surface choosen on the lens camera too!). You can test using 1 or more sheet of it until you go to a good compromise between light available and shadow smoothing.
- Tissue paper taped directly over the flash unit (and only the flash unit, pay attention not to put the opaque surface choosen on the lens camera too!). You can test using 1 or more sheet of it until you go to a good compromise between light available and shadow smoothing.
Other examples:
- Toilet Paper
- Opaque Plastic from detergent/liquid soap
- Simple white paper
So, in the end, any white opaque surface attached directly over the flash unit trying to avoid light leaks (just by taping all over its edges), will do the job.
Enjoy it.
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