Katie, 3a
I'm kicking myself for being so anti-flash for the last two years. I'm borrowing Ashley's for a wedding I'm shooting on Sunday and I can't believe how nice of shots proper use of flash allowes for. I also associate the use of flash with the cheap built-in lamps that wash out the subject; what a naive assumption on my part.
Anyway, so I decided to take some test shots this morning (waking poor Katie up at three am because I needed a subject). These were taken in nearly no light. I'm really pleased with them (technically). I'm going to get a gift from the camera store for this shoot (my standard fee, lately) and I think I'm going to get a flash of my own.
This particular one was taken at ISO 100, which is the big benefit of using flash; there is virtually no grain to the image. Plus the color is almost perfectly balanced.
The other photo I took is a better picture of Katie but doesn't show off the flash as well.