Whiteout

Have you ever taken a photo at night and seen the person's face turn entirely white, washing out their features? Too much flash.


There are two ways to fix this.

#1 - Take a couple steps back. Use your zoom to recompose the photo if needed. The further away the flash is, the less it will light your subject.

#2 - Turn the flash down.

First, access your Exposure Compensation menu. (If it's not under the Function menu or something similar, you may want to dig out your manual.)
Normal exposure is set at 0. If you have a lower value, it means the photo will have less light. If you have a higher number, it means more light. Since we want the flash to be not as strong, set the exposure compensation at -1, or -2/3.

If it's still too light, go further down.