Yes, I do it occasionally, although I'm not a big fan of it. Much too often the words of Cartier-Bresson , who was comparing flash with a gunshot in a concert hall, come to my mind. HCB was unduly patronizing here, but most of the time I'm not after dramatic effects. Nevertheless, I must confess that flash adds a certain tension to the picture that cannot be dismissed. I have friends that use it constantly and very successfully, and it definitely adds to the aesthetic of their pictures. From my experience, people who tend to get confrontational will turn so, regardless of the fact you flash them or merely notice you taking a picture of them. Asking them meekly to pose, as some of Gilden's epigons do, is pure nonsense. Flash isn't suited for tame and polite street photography.
