Comments on: How to Use Flash With a Slow Shutter to Create Motion and Ghosts http://photo.tutsplus.com/tutorials/lighting/how-to-use-flash-with-a-slow-shutter-to-create-motion-and-ghosts/ Photography & Post-Processing Tutorials Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:48:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Magnus http://photo.tutsplus.com/tutorials/lighting/how-to-use-flash-with-a-slow-shutter-to-create-motion-and-ghosts/#comment-3923 Magnus Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:48:30 +0000 http://photo.tutsplus.com/?p=95#comment-3923 Very nicely explained! Very nicely explained!

]]> By: Cameron Knight http://photo.tutsplus.com/tutorials/lighting/how-to-use-flash-with-a-slow-shutter-to-create-motion-and-ghosts/#comment-1059 Cameron Knight Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:00:12 +0000 http://photo.tutsplus.com/?p=95#comment-1059 Opps, sorry about that guys. You are right, got mixed up there. It's also good to note that on professional level Canon cameras the mode setting is set up more like the Nikon in the photo. And on consumer level Nikon cameras, sometimes, they're set up like the Canon in the photo. I most just wanted to show both ways they might appear. I think most DSLRs, including other brands like Sony, Pentax, Minolta and so on, are set up in one of the two ways shown in the photo. Opps, sorry about that guys. You are right, got mixed up there. It’s also good to note that on professional level Canon cameras the mode setting is set up more like the Nikon in the photo. And on consumer level Nikon cameras, sometimes, they’re set up like the Canon in the photo. I most just wanted to show both ways they might appear. I think most DSLRs, including other brands like Sony, Pentax, Minolta and so on, are set up in one of the two ways shown in the photo.

]]> By: Cameron Knight http://photo.tutsplus.com/tutorials/lighting/how-to-use-flash-with-a-slow-shutter-to-create-motion-and-ghosts/#comment-1058 Cameron Knight Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:56:35 +0000 http://photo.tutsplus.com/?p=95#comment-1058 Jon, I might work this into one of my tuts. But here's a preview. There are two way, the old way, which is using a colored gel on your flash. If the ambient light is orange, use an orange gel (and by gel, I mean a colored piece of transparent plastic over the front of the flash). The other way is in photoshop. Most likely you'll camera will have the strobe balanced correctly, so you'll typically need to "cool" the ambient light. Basically, the ambient lit part of the frame will look orange or yellow. So what you do is go into Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation. Once this opens, select the drop down menu that says "Master" and change it to "Yellow" and then pull the Saturation slider down. If that doesn't work, once you select "Yellow" move your cursor over the image to take a more precise sample of the color you're trying to desaturate. Also fool around with the Hue and Lightness sliders to see what they do, sometimes you can make minor adjustments with those. Jon, I might work this into one of my tuts. But here’s a preview. There are two way, the old way, which is using a colored gel on your flash. If the ambient light is orange, use an orange gel (and by gel, I mean a colored piece of transparent plastic over the front of the flash). The other way is in photoshop. Most likely you’ll camera will have the strobe balanced correctly, so you’ll typically need to “cool” the ambient light. Basically, the ambient lit part of the frame will look orange or yellow. So what you do is go into Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation. Once this opens, select the drop down menu that says “Master” and change it to “Yellow” and then pull the Saturation slider down. If that doesn’t work, once you select “Yellow” move your cursor over the image to take a more precise sample of the color you’re trying to desaturate. Also fool around with the Hue and Lightness sliders to see what they do, sometimes you can make minor adjustments with those.

]]> By: patrick http://photo.tutsplus.com/tutorials/lighting/how-to-use-flash-with-a-slow-shutter-to-create-motion-and-ghosts/#comment-1002 patrick Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:46:39 +0000 http://photo.tutsplus.com/?p=95#comment-1002 this inst something i try to do and its bothersome its hard during weddings this inst something i try to do and its bothersome its hard during weddings

]]> By: Jon http://photo.tutsplus.com/tutorials/lighting/how-to-use-flash-with-a-slow-shutter-to-create-motion-and-ghosts/#comment-1001 Jon Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:24:43 +0000 http://photo.tutsplus.com/?p=95#comment-1001 Great tutorial...love this technique and can't wait to try it out. Any tips on color-correcting the flash to match ambient lighting? Great tutorial…love this technique and can’t wait to try it out. Any tips on color-correcting the flash to match ambient lighting?

]]> By: Jon http://photo.tutsplus.com/tutorials/lighting/how-to-use-flash-with-a-slow-shutter-to-create-motion-and-ghosts/#comment-1000 Jon Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:22:17 +0000 http://photo.tutsplus.com/?p=95#comment-1000 Excellent idea. It always amazes me the ideas that are so simple and make perfect sense when you hear them, but never would have occurred to me otherwise. Thanks! Excellent idea. It always amazes me the ideas that are so simple and make perfect sense when you hear them, but never would have occurred to me otherwise. Thanks!

]]> By: Juha Ylitalo http://photo.tutsplus.com/tutorials/lighting/how-to-use-flash-with-a-slow-shutter-to-create-motion-and-ghosts/#comment-736 Juha Ylitalo Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:53:14 +0000 http://photo.tutsplus.com/?p=95#comment-736 One thing that Canon users will have to keep in mind is that once you start using radio triggers (excluding RadioPoppers and Pocket Wizards latest models) or other non-eTTL methods, you lose option for 2nd (rear) curtain flash sync. Reason for this is that radio triggers usually assume that flash triggering is indicated with center pin in hot shoe, but Canon uses one of the other contacts in hot shoe for 2nd curtain flash. One thing that Canon users will have to keep in mind is that once you start using radio triggers (excluding RadioPoppers and Pocket Wizards latest models) or other non-eTTL methods, you lose option for 2nd (rear) curtain flash sync. Reason for this is that radio triggers usually assume that flash triggering is indicated with center pin in hot shoe, but Canon uses one of the other contacts in hot shoe for 2nd curtain flash.

]]> By: zubai http://photo.tutsplus.com/tutorials/lighting/how-to-use-flash-with-a-slow-shutter-to-create-motion-and-ghosts/#comment-633 zubai Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:35:32 +0000 http://photo.tutsplus.com/?p=95#comment-633 thanks... good tutorial... thanks… good tutorial…

]]> By: kris http://photo.tutsplus.com/tutorials/lighting/how-to-use-flash-with-a-slow-shutter-to-create-motion-and-ghosts/#comment-284 kris Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:33:53 +0000 http://photo.tutsplus.com/?p=95#comment-284 great tut.. and remember knowing is half the battle ;p great tut.. and remember knowing is half the battle ;p

]]> By: Sexman http://photo.tutsplus.com/tutorials/lighting/how-to-use-flash-with-a-slow-shutter-to-create-motion-and-ghosts/#comment-192 Sexman Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:08:22 +0000 http://photo.tutsplus.com/?p=95#comment-192 Does somebody know what is the name of that really pretty blonde with blue jeans and brown t-shirt that is in those pictures??? I want to see more pictures of her... she's so BEAUTIFUL!!!! (L) Does somebody know what is the name of that really pretty blonde with blue jeans and brown t-shirt that is in those pictures???

I want to see more pictures of her… she’s so BEAUTIFUL!!!! (L)

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