Multiple Flash

Multiple Flash 

Definition - A flash technique where you fire the flash several times to increase the exposure allowing a smaller aperture to be selected. It can also be used for special effects; the most common being strobe like effect, following the swing of a golfer or the flapping wings of a nocturnal bird.

Image Bank 

        These are the images that inspire me when planning my Multiple flash images. I like these because they are simple photographs that can be taken in the studio. They show a gradual movement in a very clean and simple way, something I hope to achieve in my own work. I also like the contrast within the images against the black background, it makes them bold and very interesting. 

My Images 

       The images above were taken in the studio. For my images I used the black background setting as the blurred parts of the photographs would show up a lot more effectively than on the white background. The black background helps achieve static image as the photographs were taken in the dark with just the flash, this means I only caught fragments of the movement making it appear as a sequence. As the lights were turned off when the photo was being taken the camera was in manual focus mode, I focused the camera on the subject then it stayed on that focus even when the room was dark. The camera settings I used were 10seconds, F5.6, ISO200. The reason 10 seconds was used as a shutter speed is that the aim of the project was to record static movement, this long shutter speed helped me achieve 10 seconds of movement. I really like how these photographs turned out as they have a kind of fine art effect to them as some of them are slightly unclear as to what is going on. I would like to adopt this style in my work in the future.