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Part 2: Photography with Imre Episode 16 - Flashes Part 4: Slow Sync Flash Mode

I certainly hope you enjoyed Episode 16 ! I've received some great comments and they're certainly appreciated. The slow sync flash modes can be a very creative and fun option to use. For the practical, it can enhance your night / low-light shots, and for the exuberant, well... the outcomes are pretty much limitless. To get a vivid idea of what slow sync can do, check out the links I have in my Web Resources section below. To add a little something, something to my video, keep in mind that your camera will behave differently depending on the mode you're in (i.e. aperture or shutter priority, manual mode). For example, if I set my E-3 to aperture priority and aim it around a dark room, I can see the shutter speed vary anywhere from 1/10 of a second to 10 seconds (and even higher in really dark areas), regardless of whether I'm using first or second curtain slow sync. However, in shutter priority or manual mode, the camera will use whatever shutter speed you set as on...

Photography with Imre Episode 16 - Flashes Part 4: Slow Sync Flash Mode

Woot! Episode 16 of my photography series is done and live on YouTube. This time the show features the slow sync flash modes, aka first and second curtain (and sometimes front and rear curtains). Keep your eyes peeled on my blog as the supplemental post will cometh tomorrow and I've got some great links to share with you! And I am on Twitter @BinaryGraphite Do follow me to stay up-to-date with my goodies; I also post other interesting things I happen upon when I surf the WWW, so you might very well find those do-dads fun too. L8r!