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    experimenting with high-speed flash sync

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    • key shifting?pango
    • I had to look up what that is, but yea using similar techniquesfuturefood
    • ya the HSS feature on speedlighte is a popular technique to create key shifting image.pango
    • other more traditional methods to create key shifting image are kind of... annoying.pango
    • I’m shooting manual without a modern flash. Using a 70s flash with one mode: blast everything in 15ft rangefuturefood
    • Exposure is pretty simple and the only thing I need to worry about is subject distance.futurefood
    • Wow didn't know hss had been around for that long.pango
    • As a feature on flash guns? No, it is relatively new. But I’m doing it wrong. I’m using camera with leaf shutter to shoot high speed, then using...futurefood
    • any cheap flash (mine cost 10 bucks haha) because flash will sync at any speed as long as camera is capablefuturefood
    • I generally dislike front facing flash photography but this is a nice look.CyBrainX
    • I have an 80s Vivitar flash with settings for aperture and distance. It was fantastic if I got the bounce angle right. The thing was indestructible too.CyBrainX
    • I haven't used it in years though, ISO settings on my Canon 5D pretty much eliminate the need for a flash.CyBrainX
    • flash is fun tho. sometimes there just things you cant do without a 2nd light source.pango

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