Image bank - Multiple flash

Multiple flash is a flash technique where you fire the flash several times to increase the exposure allowing a smaller aperture to be selected.

Multiple flash photography allows for a moving object to be documented in one frame. The flash illuminates the subject in order for it to stand out against a background; a black background in a studio or a background at night time is most often used for this style of photography to create the most successful and effective outcome. The viewer can see in this photograph that the dancer has started from the right side of the frame and performed a cartwheel towards the left side of the frame. Her starting position blends with every movement she makes, which is blurred, allowing for each position of hers to flow naturally onto the next one. Her strides are evident from where her hand starts from the top and falls down, and then her finishing position is more clear and bold because the dancer has remained still at this point of the picture. I admire the contrast of blue against the black background because it's a very eye catching colour, and was a successful choice when using this formal element. The whole of the frame has also been filled which completes the look of this image as there's nowhere else for the viewers eye to wander to, except the bright and luminous moving figure.

This picture could be interpreted as an illusion. The female figure positioned in the middle of the frame with her back to the camera is still, yet it is her prop that seems to be conveying the formal element movement. Her wings, on both sides of her body, are flowing in the motion of up and down. There is however no extreme blur, just a very intriguing pattern between the symmetrical wings. It looks as though her wings have been captured using the multiple flash technique from first glance, and I find this very interesting. Like the above image, blue has been used as the main colour in this piece. A variety of blue tones bounce off of the black backdrop and allow for the subject to pop out of the picture more. With any bright colours I think that they would work exceptionally well in images like these, not pastel tones.

This is most certainly one of my favourite photographs out of the six. It is completely different to the others, despite the similar athletic motion such as hitting a ball with a tennis racket. There is all types of movement featured in this overall image. The formal element has been illustrated brilliantly in this piece, as the sequence that the racket undergoes is documented from the bottom of the frame right up to the top, and curved round in order to demonstrate the swing. There is three balls featured in this image, of course there is just one ball that is being hit, but the ball allows for the viewer to see what way the racket is being swung. Having everything but the background in luminous white was a clever decision from the photographer because this is an excellent monochrome piece and conveys the most effective contrast in comparison to the colourful subjects in the other photographs. The pattern of the rackets movement is a very appealing one, as it's also flowing in a curved line - these are two formal elements that stand out in this piece, alongside movement. 

This multiple flash photograph has been taken in a different way compared to the others. It is of less quality and has definitely been over edited with pastel effects. Despite this, I like the concept of a large figure starting in the foreground of the frame, slowly fading and shrinking in the distance as they walk away. It adds the three-dimensional effect to a 2D image. You can see a slight faded figure with their head at the very top of the frame, which reduces in size as it falls further and further down, the smaller the subject gets, the more colour is added to their silhouette. The ending position of the model has the darkest outline and is seen looking out towards the sea. It is quite a trippy piece of photography, however still very successful in the idea behind it. 

I like in this image how it consists of one woman, but two of her modelling positions. Unlike the others, the subject isn't performing a dramatic athletic motion, just a simple switch of body position. The background also isn't a block colour of black, instead it has texture in the background and consists of different shades of grey. This colour in the background works just as well for the foreground subject to stand out enough, but just lacks in shadows to give it that extra dramatic effect. The formal element colour has been applied effectively in this piece. The model is wearing royal blue attire with a dark purple face mask and bright red lipstick. These are bold colours which makes the photograph come across as loud but very appealing. 

This is another similar one to the girl who performed a cartwheel in the first image. This one seems to look less successful in comparison, however is effective and interesting in its own way. There is one subject, but three of her bodies mingled together through a slight blur near her stomach. I like that both of her limbs, an arm and a leg, have accelerated behind her; this exaggerates her leap forward and adds to the motion. The shadows are in various places all over her body which adds to the tones in this piece; another formal element used in order to construct a successful photograph. I think she could have perhaps worn a different outfit because if she was dressed in something more athletic and looked as though she was actually doing exercise, it would finish the picture off, rather than having her dressed in an uncomfortable looking vest and jeans.