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BulletFL
Location: FL Gender: Male
| | | Need work with lighting < on 4/26/2009 12:20 AM >
| | | I haven't been urban exploring for long and still need a lot of practice. These were with my Vivitar DVR550 point-and-shoot. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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Location: Long Island/Buffalo Gender: Male
If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense.
| | | Re: Need work with lighting <Reply # 1 on 4/26/2009 4:01 AM >
| | | try to remember that if the light is flat or even, it tends to make pictures look flat. try to capture lighting with some contrast. this doesnt always apply though.
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| | Re: Need work with lighting <Reply # 2 on 4/29/2009 8:17 PM >
| | | The camera you're using will make all the difference, though that's probably not the advice you want to hear. Without a proper flash, it is extremely difficult to get the lighting effects you desire, especially in dark buildings. Using a point-and-shoot in such situations, it is tough to avoid the shadow/blowout effect as seen in pictures 2 and 3. An alternative (or complement) would be a basic tripod, which would allow you to substantially increase your exposure time. Looks like a neat location. Meg
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AnAppleSnail
Location: Charlotte, NC Gender: Male
ALL the flashlights!
| | | | Re: Need work with lighting <Reply # 3 on 4/29/2009 10:36 PM >
| | | I would agree that a tripod is helpful. For picture 1, I suggest an off-camera light swept across the picture (simple light painting). That'll give you shadows and avoid the huge darkness on the side. You might want to bring a bigger light for this, although I highly suggest this light: Ridiculously bright with smooth coverage A simple gorillapod will get you pretty far, although you might as well grab a cheapie collapsible one if you'll carry it. Being able to do a 1/2-second exposure with a point-and-shoot is great! But doing it while waving the light across a scene sucks. 2 is blown-out, and composed in a way that'd be VERY hard to take without that blasting-bright door with your camera. With a hella bright flash you could get it, or very late in the day the light is great for doors and windows (obviously not sunset-facing!) 3 has a similar thing. One issue with on-camera flashes is orbs and lack of shadows. You're doing good lighting in 4 with the flashlight, but the flash is quite bright to the camera for fighting a sunlit door. I like 5, although there's a bit of blurriness from a long exposure. I know we've all told you tripod (monopod techniques are neat too), but you're on the right track with composing the shot. It took me about 1200 pictures to get where you are, so I'm a slow learner ;) Good pictures, and thanks for sharing them!
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BulletFL
Location: FL Gender: Male
| | | Re: Need work with lighting <Reply # 4 on 4/30/2009 1:57 AM >
| | | thanks for all the tips. I'm currently looking into buying a tripod and a larger light.
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