Rear Curtain Flash Sync—AdoramaTV

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Digital Photography 1 on 1

By Mark Wallace

March 21, 2011

Adorama Photography TV presents: Learn all about dragging the shutter, combining with flash and long exposure.


In this episode Mark will show how some cameras offer the ability to fire the flash at just before the second curtain closes. This is called rear or second curtain sync and it is used to freeze motion at the end of the exposure. When making long exposures while firing a flash rear curtain sync creates the effect of motion blur trailing the main subject.


 


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Very helpful

Opened my "curtains"!

by raymondh in Walker, MI on October 19, 2011

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Really helpful!

Thanks very much for your clear explanations. I didnt see the value until you explained it

by Judy in Salem Oregon on March 25, 2011

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Excellent!

You are a great teacher, I hope you are volunteering for local kids schools around you :)

by mohamed in CA on March 24, 2011

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Loved it!

Mark, you're an excellent teacher. Good job

by Sonero in Westerville, OH on March 23, 2011

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excellent visual explanation

thanks, Mark, for the explanation of the benefits of rear-curtain syn. the portion most helpful was noting at what point an image is frozen during rc flash! never thought of it that way :)

by mikewinburn in NYC on March 21, 2011

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