Techniques Slow Sync

Slow Sync

Definition: it's just a fancy term for using your flash with a slow shutter speed. It helps you keep your subject sharp while capturing motion or a dark background.

What's the difference between slow sync and normal flash photo:
You see, with a normal flash photo, the shutter is only open for a fraction of a second, so the flash is
firing for most of your exposure.
With a long exposure, your camera's shutter is open for much longer than the flash is firing - perhaps
even several seconds.
You can choose whether you want to fire the flash at the start or end of the exposure.
Firing the flash at the start of the exposure is known as "front curtain" or "1st curtain". Firing it at
the end is known as "rear curtain"

Image Bank:

Original Photos

Settings
1. Manual settings
2. Shutter speed - 2 seconds
3. ISO - 800
4. F stop - 8 ( Making it purposely darker )

Studio Equipment
1. Model light + Snoot

This will allow the light to be more pin pointed as it is only allowed through the snoot ( the black cone ). This will give move control over the light and its direction. 

2. Black background

The black background will absorb any extra light as well as so the movement as the movement will cause the light to bounce of it therefore the camera can pick it up. 

3. Hand held clicker for flash

The hand held clicker will allow control of the amount of times the flash goes off. As well as this it will allow control over when the flash also goes off. This means that you can experiment with different speeds between clicks as well as the rate at which you click for a flash.

Analysis

For these photos the technique works however it was really difficult to time the how fast the subject in the photo had to move. As a result the first shoot i did the subject moved to fast and therefore the was some effect but there was little of it. In the next two photos i directed the subject's to move slower, therefore the result was, i got a lot more of the blur. If i wanted more blur i could have also changed the shutter speed to be longer.

Will I be using this in my work?
I am most likely not going to use this technique in my work as i am not going to use a studio. This is because i am shooting outside in the streets of London and i'm not sure how i would use this technique. However if i did i may be able to use it during a night shoot as it will act like the darkness of the studio.