jch79
**Do Not Feed The Vegan**,
In the Dark Room welcome thread, ElectronGuru brought up the concept of using a flashlight to light your photos with, and after exchanging a few PM's with him, I learned that the technique he's developing is much more refined than anything I've done (and hopefully he'll share with us what he's up to!), so I figured I'd show a few photos and say how I did 'em.
The two techniques I use are:
1) Painting with the light - basically just taking a longer manual exposure (in a darker room), around 15-30 seconds, and pointing the flashlight at the stuff I want to be lit up. It can yield really cool results, but can also be frustrating due to lack of control.
2) Using a flashlight as single point source of light, to create a more dramatic look.
Basically all it takes is a camera that can be set to a long exposure and a flashlight (you'll at least have one of the two!).
:green: I make no claims to be a great photographer, but rather I'm just sharing a few of my methods so people with better skills can make something that really looks nice!
Here are a few examples, most of which are old, as I now use the Strobist method to light most of my shots. But using a flashlight to light your photos is fun and easy, and certainly has its merits on a forum about... flashlights! :nana:
This is a McGizmo "rubber" Aleph 3, with a TB Ti bezel ring. It was taken with the light painting method, which let the subject really stand out. I can't remember what made the red light in the reflector, but I like it!
This is a TB 123 Aleph 1 light with a shortened clip on it. I took this using the "spot" method, just with one light from the left. It also does cool things with bringing out the details in an object, such as the texture of a bead-blasted light & clip, and the grain on the wood it was standing on. This was also an easy way of showing one of the trit slots off, as that part of the light was in the dark (although that particular vial wasn't as bright as the rest of 'em).
This is a photo of my (outdated) TranquillityBase collection. It was taken with just one light from the left - which, in retrospect, might not be the best approach for a group photo, as the subects closest to the light source are much brighter than the ones furthest away. It might've been a good candidate to combine the painting & spot method.
Please share with us your methods & results of using flashlights to light your photos of flashlights! :duh2:
:thumbsup: john
The two techniques I use are:
1) Painting with the light - basically just taking a longer manual exposure (in a darker room), around 15-30 seconds, and pointing the flashlight at the stuff I want to be lit up. It can yield really cool results, but can also be frustrating due to lack of control.
2) Using a flashlight as single point source of light, to create a more dramatic look.
Basically all it takes is a camera that can be set to a long exposure and a flashlight (you'll at least have one of the two!).
:green: I make no claims to be a great photographer, but rather I'm just sharing a few of my methods so people with better skills can make something that really looks nice!
Here are a few examples, most of which are old, as I now use the Strobist method to light most of my shots. But using a flashlight to light your photos is fun and easy, and certainly has its merits on a forum about... flashlights! :nana:
This is a McGizmo "rubber" Aleph 3, with a TB Ti bezel ring. It was taken with the light painting method, which let the subject really stand out. I can't remember what made the red light in the reflector, but I like it!
This is a TB 123 Aleph 1 light with a shortened clip on it. I took this using the "spot" method, just with one light from the left. It also does cool things with bringing out the details in an object, such as the texture of a bead-blasted light & clip, and the grain on the wood it was standing on. This was also an easy way of showing one of the trit slots off, as that part of the light was in the dark (although that particular vial wasn't as bright as the rest of 'em).
This is a photo of my (outdated) TranquillityBase collection. It was taken with just one light from the left - which, in retrospect, might not be the best approach for a group photo, as the subects closest to the light source are much brighter than the ones furthest away. It might've been a good candidate to combine the painting & spot method.
Please share with us your methods & results of using flashlights to light your photos of flashlights! :duh2:
:thumbsup: john
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