Advanced camera lighting techniques

A2 Photography

Advanced studio and lighting techniques

James Bell

Aims and Objectives

Aim: to develop expertise in studio lighting set-ups

• Recognise a range of lighting set-ups and effects.• Produce images using slow sync and High key• Evaluate outcomes and determine whether

techniques could be adopted within project work

Advanced lighting techniques

• WHAT IS SLOW SYNC FLASH?

• Slow sync flash is 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. That's it. Simple, isn't it?

Advanced lighting techniques• WHAT IS SLOW SYNC FLASH?

Slow sync flash combines a slow shutter speed with a burst of flash. Image by Yogendra Joshi.

Advanced lighting techniques• WHAT IS SLOW SYNC FLASH?

Slow sync flash combines a slow shutter speed with a burst of flash. Image by Yogendra Joshi.

• 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"

Advanced lighting techniques

How were these photographs taken.

Advanced lighting techniques

How were these photographs taken?

High Key Lighting

Rankin

High Key Lighting

Irving Penn

High Key Lighting

High Key Lighting

Richard Avedon

High Key Lighting

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