Ok... still on vacation :) last day. I am in the hotel getting ready for 6 hrs of flying today and 3 or so hours of airport layover. I was inspired by the last post "rim light" and decided to discuss the technique of including the flash burst INSIDE the frame. I have used this compositional technique "what feels like a million times" and each time I do it, I am trying to use the burst to strengthen the moment... I challenge you to ask yourself, literally as you are shooting... "why you are making the compositional choice to include the light in the frame". This technique is one that I am seeing more and more these days, especially on wedding forums that I belong to. If you can come up with a reason that makes the image you are about to capture stronger by including the light in the frame, then go ahead and nail it. If it is a frame that is just ok or so so... then you may want to challenge yourself to compose a bit stronger or wait for a stronger moment. In this photo example, Sol Tamargo included the "light in the frame" technique to emphasize one seriously amazing photojournalism moment, IMHO. A simple choice to wait for the singer to belt out these notes sealed the deal on superb moment vs an ok moment... highlighted by a strobe burst in the frame... I'd like to see some more challenging use of this flash burst... Put side by side with an amazing PJ moment, I am sure that your photo will be stronger. Please share your moments... Better yet, feel free to join my new Flash Flavor Flickr group and drop us a few photos there to look at... Please provide a comment if you feel inspired. If you have similar photos to share, post them there... The key is participation so that we can all LEARN and grow with our shooting experiences. Cheerios, Matt