Image bank - Slow Sync

When using Slow Sync, your camera will use both a flash and a longer shutter speed, which can be great for creative movement effects - capturing a sharp photo of your subject and blurred background.

In this slow sync photograph, the motion of the dress is clear and stands out in the right side of the frame. The formal element movement has been used perfectly in this picture as it flows from the blur to the remains of the girls dress. The green tones contrast effectively with the dark phthalo blue backdrop, which are fresh colours. The colour blue has also been used in this picture which has the connotation of peace, and ballet is an extremely peaceful sport to watch. From the position of the girls arms, and the costume she's wearing; the audience would assume she was a ballet dancer. Through the slow sync technique, a more beautiful photograph has been captured instead of having a picture of  just the girl in her dress with no blurry glowing movements; composition was used extremely well and overall it is, in my eyes, a stunning piece of photography. 

I really like this slow sync photograph for many reasons. The slow sync technique has been used in order to show a visible process of movement. Four blurred images of the knife are coming down on the more clearer defined knife to show it's start to finish steps. The top knife is clearer than the middle three because the middle three represent the knife in motion, it isn't as still. Having this slow sync technique being used for the movements of the knife makes the slashing effect appear more aggressive. The saturation of the red apple has also been increased to make this fruit appear more vibrant, allowing it to contrast more effectively with the silver knife. Overall, this slow sync technique is inspiring for if I was to perhaps capture the process of "food preparation" in my project. 

This black and white photograph appears more simplistic; because there is no eye catching colours. Because of the pictures neutral appearance, it makes the slow sync effect appear as the most important feature. It is clear that someone has swiped an ace of spades card from the top left side of the frame down to the bottom right hand side, in order to have the motion of the cards movement look slick and stand out against the black backdrop. I like this picture because the card at a stand still looks as though it hasn't even been moved around in the frame, which shows that the slow sync technique was  a successful one. The clear contrast in this piece is having the white card in front of a black backdrop in order to help it stand out. 

The moving motions of the star flyer in this picture appear extremely fast paced; which is evident in the lights that are in the form of lines. Lines are an important formal element in this photograph, because it shows the movement of this fun fairground attraction. They are also in the form of a pattern, which is again another formal element in photography. There are only two visible people sitting in the chairs of this ride, and one of them has their hanging legs in different positions which adds to the moving process of this picture. It is a very chaotic photograph, but also filled with positive energy, and has been composed well, but not great. There could have been a bigger frame to fit more of the subject in, rather than having just a few swings.

This is my favourite slow sync photograph out of them all. The dancers have stuck to just the centre of the frame, which enables them to be the centre of attention in the picture. There is no blurred motions surrounding them; it's all happening in the middle. The camera was most likely set at a 4 or 5 second shutter speed so that the dancers could perform a decent chunk of dance routine within a time limit. If it was set at a 2 second shutter speed, only 2 seconds of their performance would have been captured. But with a higher shutter speed, they were able to perform a spin and a bow; along with holding the bow there to make this segment the most defined in the frame. The lady being dressed in red was an extremely clever decision, because this colour has the connotation of love and passion (which are things that dancing involves). Also, red contrasts beautifully with black, which is why her and her dance partner stand out so well against the background.

The slow sync technique in this picture has been put on an extremely low shutter speed as there is only a small movement in the boy's skate boarding. The viewer is able to see an inch of his moving board by looking at the wheels. An intense blur surrounding the boy allows for the subject of this photograph to stand out. As there isn't much of the slow sync technique featured in this piece because of the slow shutter speed, the blur adds to the moving appearance that has a very large impact on this overall piece as without the blur their wouldn't be much evident movement in this picture.