12 March 2008

Flash Can Freeze Motion

What is your flash for?

You probably think your flash is just there to provide a bit of extra lighting when you need it. But did you know that your flash actually can freeze motion?


label on CD was sharp enough to read I blurred it using
Photoshop Elements


What else can your flash be used for?

Flash can be used to freeze people in a night picture but it can also freeze moving objects like you see here. This pic was taken with me dropping a CD, my flash on rear curtain sync (a setting which makes the flash fire at the end of the exposure), and my camera on "bulb" (bulb is kind of like pulse on your blender the shutter stays open until you release the button). You camera can do this to an extent without all these fancy settings. A well timed shot can do this also.

So, it's a pretty cool affect. Something that can be done with your on camera flash and any object. I hope to discover some other cool effects that I can share with you. Thanks for reading.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thats so cool!

Andrea said...

Yeah, Tera. So at your wedding - Adam can throw you up in the air and Jordan can take a picture of you!

Anonymous said...

haha, yes!! Jordan all your practice will pay off! ;)

Unknown said...

Cool! That looks Awesome Jordan.