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Monday, March 19, 2007
portrait light painting
do you want some eerie portraits? candid shots are usually fun but you can do it in a darker mood and setting. this can be done indoors or outdoors with no or very less lighting. i put off a dark blanket as backdrop and prefocused the cam to the subject and turned off the lights and set the cam to bulb setting, mounted the camera on a tripod. this can also be done on a timer mode with longer shutter speeds (usually 25secs)......then flash the subject with a flashlight. i asked the model to keep still for a few seconds and "painted" him by lighting him and surrounding areas in strokes (just like brushing in a canvass). this was the outcome:
keep the subject still
f8, 25secs, 50mm, iso200 (large image)
next was making the subject more eerie by allowing him to turn his head back and forth. i told him to stay still for 15secs while im painting him then asked him to move back and forth for a secs more. this is the result:
ask the subject to move for an eerie effect
f8, 48secs, 50mm, iso200 (large image)
changing the white balance settings (set to cloudy for warm colors)
f14, 45secs, 50mm, iso200 (large image)
you can play around with movements and lighting techniques as well. just keep on experimenting! :)
behind the scenes
unknown exif (sucky vga camphone..hehe)
discoursed by jeff @ 12:37 PM |
What other people think:
thanks :)