First Curtain Sync...

[Lance Nelson]

I recently discovered I was able to control my flash on my Canon Rebel so I decided to shoot my friends band (Alucard) at a couple shows this weekend. Lemme know what you think, this is my first time using first curtain sync ever.

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[Tiberius]

So great shots, wonderful use of light.

First curtain sync - where the flash fires at the beginning of the exposure - is the most commonly used version, so if you've ever taken a flash photo before, then you've used first curtain sync.

[Saralonde]

You may find these threads interesting:
Slow Sync Flash
2nd curtain sync

[matthewchj]

Yeah. The other sync mode is second-curtain sync where the flash fires just before the shutter closes.

[jiminyClickit]

Lance Nelson,

First one could be an album (cd) cover, just really special, good graphic, expression of singer, composition. Good shots overall

[Lance Nelson]

Thanks for all the replies and comments!

I guess I never realized that flash was firt curtain sync whenever you use it because I've never been able to produce shots like these until the other night. I guess I just needed to play around with settings a lot more in low light situations because the lighting at these two venues was absolutely horrible!

[ribkaje]

All I can say is WOW!