The Dubai Chronicles

Tuesday, March 06, 2007

l i g h t

without it, there's no photography because they heavily rely on even at a small fraction of it... we can either use natural source such as the sun and the brightness of the moon or we can do it artificially.

here are some shots i took when i was on vacation in manila.

natural light

f1.8, 1/60sec, 50mm, iso400

one of my "godsons" during the outreach with the streetkids, we found a rusty and old galvanazid roofing in the alleyway and used it as a background. the only light source was from the entranceway and i asked my subject to position sideways. no further pp treatment done except crf, sig.

silhouette using studio light

f13, 1/100sec, 105mm, iso200

margaret is an aspiring model-to-be. we're having an x-deal shoot between her manager and hobbyists to take a photo of their model aspirants in return for their photos as portfolio and practice. having the usual standard flat lighting, this was accidental. only one strobe flashed due to sequence firing of my fellow photographers. it didnt recycle in time but eventually i liked the silhouette effect. i enhance further using photoshop.

creative lighting system (wireless flashes)

f18, 1/250sec, 50mm, iso200

it was an outreach program event when chris got his carplate removed for illegal parking. with the help of the authorities, he got his plate back and we got a chance to do a little workshop using cls (creative lighting system). using two speedlights and set to slaves, we positioned the flashes on top and below him pointing towards the head. setting the camera on commander mode, we take the shot. image undergone minimal post processing (resize, sig).

long exposures

f11, 60secs, 16mm, iso200

this was taken during the first day of world pyro olympics in manila. while waiting for the barrage, my colleague, ricky played around with a flashlight where he's sitting on while the moon is in full view. i pp-ed the image later on by using selective desaturation (converting certain parts to black and white). the movements of clouds and silhouetted figures are unedited.

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