Rear curtain slow sync flash tutorial
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I am learning Fast and Slow mode Sync. Been reading the technique for a week trying to understand the front and rear curtains. After I watched your Fast and Slow Speed sync You Tube videos, I now am fully ready to shoot exposed backlit portrait photos etc. I will be watching your videos for sure. Thank you so much.
Really informative Matt, always enjoy your videos! As you said, makes total sense - slow shutter speed with a flash at the end of the exposure to freeze your subject, allowing you to build some backround detail/exposure as well as freeze and expose your subject. I think some people are getting confused that you already set slow/rear before you started to mention about front/rear curtain.
Just the kind of tutorial I need. I bought my first DSLR recently and I just ordered the SB-700, thank you!
Hey Matt!
Thanks for that mate.. always was wondering about front & rear curtain sync, great to be shown in such a short time but importantly easy to understand.
hoping to do something on this in the next month. Stay tuned!
@MrLouisBrooks the ambient light can create blur from a portrait when the exposure time is long
I know someone that uses this technique on the dance floor at weddings, you get the subject nice and exposed without losing the background atmosphere "disco lights etc". Great subject Matt.
@vcbabis yes, same principle, but in a one second exposure the subject will usually move slightly
This is a tricky subject to understand but you made it beautifully simple and clear. Thank you.
Awesome Matt... Excellent Info. Both on HSS and Slow speed Sync.
@MrLouisBrooks yep, and that relates to clarity of the subject
Love how you explain it with sample photos. Great job!
Did not know about the rear sync until now and I have a D7000. Thanks for this bit of information, I will play around with it more to see what happens.
amazing explanationof front sync and rear sync
i finally understand it ! Thanks matt keep the videos coming
Finally I found a video that taught me about the rear curtain flash, I subscribed.
Man you have helped me immensely. thank you
Thanks for the real world examples. I feel like I can make someone sense of the manuals now.
Thank you! Very informative video. I recently moved from Nikon D90 to D610 and was wondering how to replicate the night portrait mode. This was perfect.
This is exactly what I have been looking for!! Thanks a lot!
Nice video, but I can’t help thinking the concept would have been communicated more clearly by an example with more movement across the frame (left to right or right to left). I remember seeing night photos of cyclists with headlights and being very confused about why the light trail from their lights extended in front of them. Now I realise the photographer was just using front curtain sync. The difference in that example would have been very clear − rear curtain sync would have left the light trail behind the subject, much more intuitive when looking at the movement.
don't know how I missed this one!!! thanks matt!
Very helpful videos as usual
im doing nightlife photography and this helped me so much ! Thank you
Hi Matt, does this technique works when we use the Nikon CLS mode, and should we put it on TTL ? thank you.
interesting video. is there a way to do curtain flash thing with the built in flash on lower end dslrs? I don't think I be seen this mode on a d3100.
i have learned a lot from your videos. Thanks!
Hi, catching up your video/ tutorials.
I'm interested in using the flash to freeze action but keeping the background. I this the same technique you used here?
Appreciate the time put into the videos, Very good!
Hi matt!
Up to my knowledge, flashes reach full intesity quickly but fade out leaving a long tail that may still contribute to the exposure. with this slow fading flash light, blur will be more obvious for small head movements than if the flash is in rear sync mode.
Matt you make it so easy!
a few questions
1) is the flash set to manual or ettl
2) that slow sync option you set in the video, cant seem to find it on a 600D. what is that setting called
Many thanks mate, I really needed it.
Hello Matt,
A bit too late question regarding the rear curtain option.
I have a nikon D5600 and a godox v860iii. With on camera flash on TTL mode and REAR activated on my camera, i always have the flash firing twice even if the red eye is disabled !!
Any idea what i'm doing wrong?
By the way, i love your style. Clear and simple 👍
This is one of my challenges. I'm trying hard to 'get it'. I've nailed a couple of shots, but I'm not consistently getting good photos. Thanks for the tips!
Thanks! This was very helpful!
Hi Matt,
Thanks for another great video.
I've set up my D800 as you demonstrate, but for some reason I get a flash when the shutter opens and again just before closing.
Cannot figure out how to get rid of the first flash. Any ideas?
Hi! Just subscribed to your awesome channel!! Great and informative tutorials! Thanks for unselfishly sharing your talent and skill. A quick question though, aren't you supposed to turn off the cam before mounting the flash? Is it not a mortal sin to do otherwise? A noob here is asking!!
Love your videos! Keep up the great work. May I ask what settings are on your flash? I have a Nikon SB910 and am fairly new to the world of flash. I use a Nikon D300s camera. Thanks in advance for your time. :-)
HI Matt
Excellent channel
So with slow/rear curtain sync, it seems that I would defeat the purpose by setting my D7000 to a "Flash Shutter Speed" of 1/60?
In order to use lower shutter speeds as you demonstrated in the video I would think that a better "Flash Shutter Speed" setting would be = or > 2 sec.?
this was a hard subject to understand but after watching this video 300 x i finally got it ...thanks
very helpful explanation , well done ;)
excellent and very useful video.
Hey Matt, thanks for the vids! I've tried the rear curtain sync in the club attempting to freeze salsa dancers with the flash however, I still haven't found the right combo of settings to freeze their motion and get ambient. It seems I can either get ambient light or frozen motion. My setup is a D90 using 35mm or 50mm 1.8. I'd be grateful for any help. Thanks.
totally agree, light on the sensor is additive, so if the flash fires at the beginning or at the end is the same, the "flashed" image won't fade or anything in either case. just the trail will be in different position as you said. there's a lot of people that still don't get that
Hello, I'm a beginner photographer. I'm using D800 and was wondering is it best to use rear sync on A or M mode?
great info as always..thanks matt!
Hi, Just wondering if you know the how to take photos in real estate, example taking a picture of a house and lighting up the windows of a house from the outside and make the flash and yourself disappear from the photo, using layers in photoshop?
hi sir matt.. i am trying rear curtain flash on just the built in flash.. i know its horrible to use the built in flash but its all i got as this time.. but i took a 5 sec exposure and it flashes in the beginning and at the end.. why does yours flash only at the end? thanks!
Hi Matt, was your flash in TTl mode or Manual mode for this?
Flash was never my strong suite but I'm trying to up my flash IQ. Thanks for the excellent info.
me too. I'm currently using Nissin Di700, I kind of don't like it. :(
Thnaks fot taking the trouble to answer. I did indeed find it in Custom Functions, Unfortunatly this section is completely beyong me. I have it set to option 2 (1/200-1/60 sec.auto).
:-)
Are you familiar with the gary fong "lightsphere" difusser? Any thoughts? He uses it outdoors ( i know you consider that a waste). He has many videos on youtube if you havent heard of him
thanks
great explanation. well done.
how do I achieve rear curtain syn with manual flash. I have Nikon D7200. what setting do I need to do?
I think higher amount of light from the flash will strike your object when using front curtain sync mode than in rear mode.
Up to my knowledge, flashes power reach full intensity quickly but fade out leaving a long tail that may still contribute to the exposure. with this slow fading flash light, blur will be more obvious for small head movements than if the flash is in rear sync mode.
do you have or can you make a video about : making party pictures?
like a techno party? or other party inside and with flash ?
Guys i need some help. when im using rear sync or slow sync my cameras flashlight makes a burst of light in the beginning of the exposure and after it ends? any help? i dont want it to flash before the long exposure has ended.
That's exactly my point...
with a moving subject it gets interesting to use rear curtain.
But if the car is stopped, then what's the difference. The exposure from the flash overpowers the ambient exposure of the subject.
I'm glad you went with blue steel; le tigre would have worked as well but I'm not sure your audience could have handled MAGNUM!
try M, about 1/15 and f4 iso 200. what i usealy go with in a club. flash on ttl ajust with the compensation if things are to dark or bruned out. ofc on sec. curtain sync
Man you came a long way
haha, the head movement part was funny, can you do a video on how to capture sunsets, whenever i do it, the sky looks washed out and the colours arent too impresive.
thanks
Think that this may have to do with either the flash and/or camera being in TTL mode. Try turning off the TTL mode on the camera and using a manual setting and see if that works. Any other suggestions would be most appreciated!
Thanks for the video ...just good informations..cheers
Finally, the schema "Slow Sync" explained comprehensively!
erhm... can this be done with the Nikon D300S & D7100 ?
@vcbabis it's not the same to freeze the subject at the beginning of the exposure than at the end.
Exactly my point!
Nice said.
cheers
so. how do o rear curtain with my yashica mat 124 (slow synch is easy)
cheers buddy
is it possible to use rear curtain to off cam flash?
That was and is my understanding too.
Love the vid!
Thanks for the video!!!
Thanks for the 101 on #RearCurtain flash #Photography !!
Which tamron lens was used in this video?
Excellent!
thank you
Hey Matt, great instructional vid, but I think there's a little bit of information that has possibly been miscommunicated somewhere. If there is movement, the timing of the flash won't make it any sharper. It's more that if there is movement, the flash at the end makes it seem more realistic. The same amount of light is coming in either way, but with rear-curtain sync, you have the faded tails behind the movement, where as first curtain sync has the trails going in front of the frozen subject.
not sure - if you set as I showed, should work.
You're great, thanks :D
the idea is reduce or 'drag' your shutter speed allow more ambient light. if you shoot with a fast shutter it won't make a noticable difference.
can i do this in canon EOS 300d pleas tell me i really want to do this but i cant
great videos... thanks heaps! another aussie as well! : )
My Godox X-Pro does not allow me to use the 2nd curtain sync on Canon 700D (Rebel T5i). I am not able to enter the camera menu “biult-in flash settings” when the trigger is attached. Does anybody know how to solve that?
one question......I shot with and without rear curtain flash and I got the same result < wich is good but , I didn't find the difference btween regular and rear curtain....
explain pls
regular (front curtain) will most likely result in more blurring. He's explained why.
I should know you earlier. You really explain it well.
Matt, so basically with front curtain sync I can for example frease a bike rider or another fast moving subject that is not going to be there for the whole exposure and still get the background and rear curtain sync will give me the upper hand over still subjects that could have a bit of movement.
I know you posted this 6 years ago and you probably know the answer by now. Though anyway, I would use rear curtain sync on a bike rider so that he/she leaves a blurred trail behind him/her. If I used front curtain sync, the blurred trail would appear in front of the subject which would look strange and unnatural.
can i do this on my canon dslr?
does it work the same way with a film camera?
yes
I love it okay
nice
"whew....Blue Steel.... " I love it hahah Zoolander
+The World Odyssey yeh nearly had my monitors covered in tea trying to hold back laughing after taking a sip
Are you familiar with the "gary fong lights
what about a Canon translation? I don't have slow sync. Although the Sync speed of my 5D is pretty slow (1/160)
Even at full power, speedlights are so quick that they're not going to create blur on an average subject. If you're shooting sports or something else moving really quickly, then that's a different story.
I always thought rear curtain sync was the case to use when there is motion of the subject, so that it leaves a fading trail behind it. I don't see any difference on my shots when shooting at still subjects with first or rear curtain sync. As long as nothing moves, it's the same photo.
dont recall sorry