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How These Vietures Were Made

Since I made the book on Christiania (1979) I have been experimenting with the combined use of flash and available light. When this technique is used delicately and on the appropriate occasion it can recreate a liĀ­ ving sense of the experience. It works like this. The flashlight will freeze any movement in the subject, and the available light provides depth to the picture. The flash only illuminates subjects close to the camera. The choice of shutter- speed Controls the amount of movement recorded in the subject, but the flash ensures that the foreground will be sharp. The balance be- tween the flash and available light can be altered to give the effeet you want. The flash may be dominant or the daylight. Tests must be made so that time is not lost working this out. Further more, I would like to add that the technique of combined light is very good if you like to dance and take pictures at the same time - as I often did during the Copenhagen Carnival. I would like to thank my fellow photographer Chris Steele Perkins who helped me edit the photos.

Mark Edwards

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