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Flash Composition

I... don't understand what's being done here - but I'm interested! I've done a good bit of light-painting with static subjects, but never tried doing any with moving subjects and making them look static like this.

So my first guess on this technique is that the photog poses the people, sets up light, shoots, then moves light, shoots again, rinse repeat. Then take all the shots into PS, chop together all the lighted parts, and toss out all the motion blur/inconsistencies?

Or... is the photog just using one light with reflectors so it hits multiple areas at a time?

Either way, these are definitely some great looking photos, and there are several ways to get this look using strobes and balancing with the ambient highlights in the scene. The only real mystery here is how the photog got these shots using just one strobe - obviously if you were using multiple lights, you could get the same look without the caveat, but the one-light setup does make it more impressive.

Oh, also, for balancing strobe light with bright daylight scenes like this, a camera with a really fast flash/shutter synch speed helps a lot.
 
madFive said:
So my first guess on this technique is that the photog poses the people, sets up light, shoots, then moves light, shoots again, rinse repeat. Then take all the shots into PS, chop together all the lighted parts, and toss out all the motion blur/inconsistencies?
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This is how he does it. Just read his little comments under each photo:

"Composite of four shots. "; "This was done with one speedlight through a Lumiquest Softbox III and three frames." it's all multiple exposures stacked on top of each other. Neat idea, and time consuming. But, in this day and age every aspect that lets you stand out from the crowd makes you a more desirable asset. Plus, you can charge whatever the heck you want for this ;)
 
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