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04/21/2010 02:48:33 PM · #1 |
Does anyone else have a SB600 or comparable speedlight and can tell me how I can make it take multiple flashes? I have never done this and would like to give it a shot but I'm not seeing what settings I need to use to make this work correctly.
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04/21/2010 03:07:09 PM · #2 |
Originally posted by SEG:
Help me beat you in the double exposure challenge |
Happy to help...
Set your camera's ISO as high as possible, use a 1/10 shutter speed handheld, and set the exposure to double the meter's indicated value. Good luck!
Is this what you're trying to do?
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04/21/2010 03:10:54 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by scalvert:
Is this what you're trying to do?
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But that's more than a double exposure
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04/21/2010 03:12:12 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by Nuzzer:
But that's more than a double exposure |
Identical quintuplets. ;-P |
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04/21/2010 03:54:40 PM · #5 |
| To my knowledge the sb 600 has no multi flash mode. Though, you could always hit the pre flash button in succession. Producing multiple flash pops. |
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04/21/2010 04:02:42 PM · #6 |
| You can also use a second camera just for producing the second flash |
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04/21/2010 07:58:34 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by Magnumphotography:
To my knowledge the sb 600 has no multi flash mode. Though, you could always hit the pre flash button in succession. Producing multiple flash pops. |
Should have thought of that. Makes sense. This should help me. Thanks
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05/03/2010 11:46:11 PM · #8 |
| hey guys, first forum post wooooo... but on a srs note, in regards to the double exposure challenge, can someone explain to me how various photographers achieved a solid image for both exposures? im using an sb600 but i think im missing something here as im trying to get solids rather than ghosts |
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05/04/2010 12:04:15 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by ransyn:
hey guys, first forum post wooooo... but on a srs note, in regards to the double exposure challenge, can someone explain to me how various photographers achieved a solid image for both exposures? im using an sb600 but i think im missing something here as im trying to get solids rather than ghosts |
Two ways basically.
1) shoot with an all black background, fire the flash on the subject, have them move to a second spot that doesn't overlap with where they were the first time and fire the flash again. If there is an overlap, then some of the image will be very bright and a mix of both images. That is because that area of the sensor was exposed twice. This takes a long shutter time to achieve.
2) Very similar, but you can use a black cloth or paper in front of the lens. Cover part of the lens with the cloth and fire your flash. flip that cloth to the other side of your lens and fire the flash again. This way you are only exposing the sensor for the whole scene once, but in parts. This method can allow you to have a light background since it is only being once before being covered in darkness. Still easiest to use flash though it could be done with ambient light.
When the sensor is either covered or in the dark, it is not being exposed to light. If you are getting ghosts it is because of ambient light taking over where you popped your flash or your subject is overlapping itself. Hope this helps.
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05/04/2010 12:08:45 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by ransyn:
hey guys, first forum post wooooo... but on a srs note, in regards to the double exposure challenge, can someone explain to me how various photographers achieved a solid image for both exposures? im using an sb600 but i think im missing something here as im trying to get solids rather than ghosts |
Hi Beor, welcome :)
To have a consistent double exposure, the most important thing to take notice is not to light up the background behind your subject, because then you'll have light behind it, causing it to ghost. That's why people use black backgrounds, as they can control the light that falls on the background.
If you use clear backgrounds (white, etc) you have to iluminate both parts of the picture separately, as to preserve the subjects.
Hope I made myself clear :)
Edit: Thanks Joe, you beat it to me :P
Message edited by author 2010-05-04 04:09:29.
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05/04/2010 11:00:23 PM · #11 |
| thanks everyone that helps alot... gonna go out and try it out soon as i get back from work. =] |
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