Have a good look at your lenses:

• Lens: Canon EFS 18-55mm
• It´s a Zoom Lens
• With a focal length equivalent of 29-88mm in 35mm format,
• 8-55mm lens kits have a maximum aperture of f/3.5-5.6. This can be a problem for two reasons. Shooting Wide Open. First is that if you desire to shoot below f/3.5 you can't.
• What make are your lenses? it´s Canon

Lens distens

 50-100 feet. or 15 to 30 meters.

clouse up, 1 feet. or 30 cm.

Photo with zoom and witout.

I have pop-up flash on my camera. 

My settings on the flach is:

I took a photo of Trond in front of a bright window, during the daytime witout Flash

I took a photo of Trond in front of a bright window, during the daytime with Flash

fast movement. Used flash to freeze the moment. I took a picture of one of the toys to my dogs. I throw the toy in the air and took a photo of the moment.

Your speedlight needs batteries. Make a comparison of using single-use batteries vs rechargeable batteries.

After 170 batteires i will go in + if i use rechargeable batteries. And the rechargeable batteries i can use 500 times. so in long times runn i will save monye if i use rechargeable batteries contra single use batteries.

My choice for speed lights was the godox 300 sdi. because these are reasonable and have a color temperature of 5600 which corresponds to daylight. The dream is of course a more expensive and better variant, but as a beginner these are good and you can upgrade to better equipment over time.

Plan your own photo studio, I go for the affordable version.My choice for speedlight was the godox 300 sdi. because these are affordable and have a color temperature of 5600 which corresponds to daylight. as well as 1 softbox and 1 umbrella. There will also be a white background of 3 x 2 meters and a set of reflectors. The price for this is just under NOK 7,000.The dream is of course more expensive and better versions, but as a beginner these are good and you can upgrade to better equipment over time.