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138 APPLYING | SLOW SYNC FLASH

USING FLASH IN LOW LIGHT

The slow sync flash technique combines using flash Your subject initially will be frozen by the brief burst
with a longer shutter speed. This creates a more of light from the flash, and usually you will want your
balanced image by illuminating your subject or subject to remain as still as possible afterward.
foreground while allowing the background to be However, unlike traditional flash photography,
correctly exposed. The technique is often used at slow sync flash can also produce creative effects
twilight, when there is still sufficient natural light. that combine frozen actions and motion blur.

USE A TRIPOD SELECT APERTURE PRIORITY
The shutter speeds used by the slow sync flash setting are usually long, This mode enables you to set the
making camera shake likely. Using a tripod will ensure that your camera is correct aperture for the required depth
steady during the exposure. Although, you could choose to deliberately move of field. The camera will then set the
the camera during the exposure to produce a creative effect (see pp.62-63). shutter speed.

USE SLOW SYNC MODE SET THE SHUTTER SYNC USE A REMOTE RELEASE
Different camera brands handle If there is likely to be movement It is very easy to move the
slow sync flash in different ways. You in the scene during the exposure, camera accidentally during long
can use either the Flash sync speed particularly across the image, set the exposures. To reduce the risk of
(in Aperture Priority mode) or Slow shutter sync to 2nd (rear) curtain. unwanted movement, it is best to
sync on the camera’s flash menu. Otherwise leave it set to the default. shoot the photo using a remote release.

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