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Curtain Flash Release

Today I have started to have a look at first and second curtain flash release as it is something I have never done but have always had an interest in.

both first & second curtain flash release is done using a combination of long exposure photography and using the flash.

first curtain is when a long exposure shot is ready to be taken and as soon as the shutter is open the flash goes off. For the rest of the exposure there would a very low light source being captured by the sensor. With a moving subject this would create a look where you would see the object stationary in part of the shot and the rest of the object during its long exposure would have lines from a faint light source. Second curtain flash release is the same but the flash goes off just before the shutter closes at the end of the exposure.

This shot shows First curtain

This shot shows second curtain

posted by Martin Crosbie @ 3:36 PM