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From outside the reception, Jerry D photographed through the glass to record the bride and company at the reception. Often remote triggering devices
are used to fire a remote strobe—in this case inside the restaurant/reception. Jerry dragged the shutter to record the low-light exterior on the
same frame as the strobe-lit interior.
they measure the light falling on them and not the light reflected
from a source or object.
REMOTE TRIGGERING DEVICES
If using multiple flash units (to light the dance floor, for instance),
some type of remote triggering device will be
needed to sync all the flashes at the instant of exposure.
There are a variety of devices available. Light-actuated
slaves are sensitive to the light of a flash unit being fired
and fire the flash they are attached to at the same instant
they sense a flash going off. Unfortunately, this can be
your flash or someone else’s—a real drawback. Infrared remote
flash triggers are more reliable. Since many monolight-type
flash units come equipped with an infrared
sensor built in, it is a simple matter of syncing the flashes
with the appropriate transmitter. A third type, the radio
remote triggering device, uses a radio signal that is trans-
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mitted when you press the shutter release and then picked
up by individual receivers mounted to or in each flash.
While good, these units are not foolproof—a cordless
microphone may trigger them accidentally. Radio remotes
transmit signals in either digital or analog form. Digital
systems, like the Pocket Wizard, are much more reliable
and are not affected by local radio signals. Some photographers
will use, as part of the standard equipment, a separate
transmitter for as many cameras as are being used (for
instance, an assistant’s camera), as well as a separate transmitter
for the handheld flashmeter, allowing you to take
remote flash readings from anywhere in the room.
FLASH
On-Camera Flash. On-camera flash is used sparingly because
of the flat, harsh light it produces. As an alternative,
many photographers use on-camera flash brackets, which