…because Photography is my Creativity

Hey guys!

So yesterday I kinda went off on a random tangent instead of staying on course with my high-speed photography posts. So today I thought I’d make it up to you and share a bit more on the high speed topic.

I’ve done a bit more browsing on the topic, and it was quite discouraging here for a little while. So many blogs and tutorials make high speed photography out to be so complex. I did find a decent explanation that is not so complex, and I actually recommend this site because I’ve gotten quite a bit out of reading their photography tips and tutorials (I even follow them on Twitter).

It’s a really short tutorial, so it doesn’t take up a lot of your time (unless you click on a few links and go try to figure out more info on the topic as I typically do).

The tutorial states that what you’ll need for taking high speed photography is an External Flash and a Flash Trigger. Of course you’ll need a camera as well, but that’s a given. Only 2 extra pieces of equipment though? I was pretty stoked, especially after reading a few other tutorials that had 6+ things you “HAD” to have.

Anyway, check it out for yourselves – Here! At the Digital Photography School website.

Also, since I got off of topic yesterday. Here is a do-it-yourself high speed photography resource: http://www.hiviz.com/
They have products, activities, tools, etc. Lots of things that will be helpful in getting you started with high speed photography.

That’s all for now. I’m sure I’ll find more high speed photography info to blog soon, so stay tuned.

Be sure to leave a comment and feedback to let me know what you think and if these resources were helpful to you.

Blessings,
Britt <><

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I stumbled across this high speed photography video that someone posted on Youtube. I found it quite interesting. I also saw in the person’s comments that he actually fired the flashes manually to capture these balloons popping. So he did not have to use a sound trigger device to capture these moments. There is hope for those of us who don’t particularly want to create a sound triggering device for our high speed photos. Yay!

The video is less than 2 minutes long, and it is a time lapse of what the photographer did. So you are able to see all of the equipment he uses, in addition to the photos he took. Definitely check it out.

High Speed Photography Shoot

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In my pursuit and research of high speed photography. I came across a couple of websites with very informative techniques.

The first one actually has multiple photography styles that it shares detailed information on, but if you’re interested in the high speed style – it is the first section:
Click here for website Numero Uno

Most of the sites I came across talk about a “flash controller” or a sound trigger, to syncronize the flash and shutter with the action.  This ensures that you don’t miss your opportunity to capture your desired effect in the photograph.  This is something I did not even factor.  I realized you have to have the shutter and flash go off at precisely the same time, but I was not sure how to accomplish this.  The website above was quite helpful.  If you click on the DIY – High Speed Photography at Home it gives you some great information.

In my research so far, I’m finding that high speed photography is a lot more complex than I had anticipated. But don’t let this stop you! I’m not finished with researching, and I believe there has got to be a way to take high speed photos without the sound trigger… but to manually take pictures with only the flash and very little equipment. I’ll keep you updated, and in the future I’ll be doing some high speed tests of my own.

The second website I found to be quite informative as well, and a bit less complex in its explanation and set-up.
Click here for the second website

I hope you found these helpful. I will have a few more posts on high speed photography, and then move on to a different area of study.

Thanks for reading, and leave comments! Blessings to you all!

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