Using High ISO

Above: Flash looses detail and blinds the subject, in this case my dog, Buddy. Below: 10 seconds later, I used a much higher ISO, which in this case made the photo much brighter and added significantly more detail. Cool, huh?

If your camera has a feature called "High ISO" then you should use it. Because I said so. :) I don't know what it means, but honestly, it works like magic, so you don't really need to know what it stands for. 

ISO is essentially a way a camera takes a picture by keeping the lens open for longer than normal. More ISO = more light, which makes it ideal in low-light situations. It is particularly useful to use during dawn and dusk hours, where using a flash would not be optimal. 

Check out my examples below:

Using higher ISO isn't always optimal, but use it as much as possible for better looking photos!