Multiple Flash Work Diary

With in this series of images on multiple flash, I shot them within a controlled environment of the studio. To create multiple flash I used a tripod, a snoot this this allowed me to direct the light onto the subjects, I also used the light meter; this meant I could measure the light so I knew what camera settings to put on to the camera.

This image is very distorted, and badly taken, first of all the backdrop and the wall are visible, so the frame of the shot is not straight and includes too much as the backdrop should be the only thing behind the subject also it looks as though external light not including the snoot is in the shot, the yellow tinge color, makes the image very noisy and intense, her movements are very badly recorded also with lots of blur. The only good part about the image is it has a very strong chaotic atmosphere. In the image below I learnt from some if my mistakes within this image and improved in shooting multiple flash.

In this shot I made the same error as above, where the frame of my shot is too wide including, the wall next to the black backdrop screen. The clarity and difference in individual shots have improved in this image, the backdrop is a lot darker and there doesn't seem to be any external light apart form the flash on the snoot when shots are taken. I like the direction of movement that the subject is moving in, as he starts off further away from the camera and the shots pile up as he gets closer, showing multiple arms and legs getting larger, this gives a really interesting effect. 

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In the future when shooting Multiple flash photography I need to make sure the frame fits only the subject and backdrop, that there is no excess light. I really like the effect of the multiple flash, but I don't think i would use it in my own photography, as I don't think it really has a place in documentary style photography.

Multiple Flash Image Bank

The effect of multiple arms from the multiple flash setting is really effective, the main body of the woman is a little out of focus but her face is totally in focus, she has stayed almost perfectly still apart from the movement of her arms, this is how the effect is created. For every movement with her arms she has rotated her wrist in the opposite direction giving an almost religious feel to the image, she covers a 360 degree radius.

The multiple flash in this image captures a woman in a leotard taking a long lunge or step, the frame is effective as it emphasises the distance she covers. I like how the movements overlap, how many times the subject has been captured in this image, really fills the whole shot showing every little movement making up the whole lunge. 

This image details the changes in facial expression, the man contorts his face in to all a manner of shapes and expressions. I like how the multiple flash means that at each shoulder his bodies overlap giving the sense thatches one body, showing the adverse of feelings humans ares capable of, making him seem manic and changing, this is definitely an art shot. 

The colour of the sky in the backdrop of the image helps to merge with the skater as he is wearing a similar coloured t-shirt of blue, this also contrasts with the purple sky, due to the vibrance of the colour of the sky the multiple flash seems to create each individual snap of the skater as almost white washed, this gives a cool effect merging the colours of the subject and the backdrop together. 

Unlike the last images this is of a man moving closer to the camera, making for two pictures of the subject further away from the camera and of course appearing smaller, this gives an interesting effect, I also like the overexposed look of the images, this is due to how close the man is to the camera and the fact that it has been taken inside a house. The colour sod what he is wearing and the walls match and contrast in the same sort of colours, the setting gives a very nostalgic feeling to the shot. 

Multiple Flash Technique Post

Definition-

A flash technique where you fire the flash several times to increase the exposure  allowing a smaller aperture to be selected.

Multiple Flash Straight Images