Jas' Trends and Visual Communication: Experimenting with Second Curtain Photography

Tuesday, 15 October 2013

Experimenting with Second Curtain Photography

Last night I went out to test a photography technique I have recently discovered. I have seen this technique used before called 'second curtain'. What happens inside the camera is:

1. You press the shutter button to take a photo.
2. A 'pre-flash' fires.
3. The first curtain opens.
4. The flash fires.
5. The second curtain closes.

At night, this resulted in a display of lights and patterns. After taking the opportunity to test this out myself, it result in the selected shots below...