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Post by shive on Jun 6, 2006 9:10:22 GMT -5
I have been trying to learn the secret to good lume shots...I have had some help and it's getting better. All though I'm not totally satisfied with this I am starting to see improvement. A couple of things I have learned so far! 1) It's better to shoot in LOW light instead of NO light! 2) Experiment with LONGER exposure times. I have a KODAK pas(point and shoot) which is not nearly as sophisticated when it comes to controlling ISO's, Shutter Speeds, and exposure times! So I have to figure out how to compensate but like I said before this example is not as good as I would like...but I am getting better. Any advice you might want to add would be greatly appreciated. ALPHA's version of the OMEGA P.O.  Thanks Shive |
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Post by Kirk (CaptKirk) on Jun 6, 2006 20:52:32 GMT -5
Wow! I'm impressed!
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Post by JBHII on Jun 7, 2006 12:43:00 GMT -5
I've never played with your Kodak camera, so I don't know if you have any control over the shutter speed, etc. (some point and shoot do have an appeture priority mode, etc.). Here's one technique I use which helps - use the cameras on board timed shutter release. Once I get the camera set up I want in the dark, I turn the bright studio light back on, which charges up the lume. Then, I hit the timed shutter release...most cameras give you 10 seconds. Then, a couple of seconds before the shutter release, I cut power to the studio lights (they all run through a power strip). Light goes out, and the picture is taken at maximum lume. Here's a shot where I used the above technique:  Here's one where I used a similar technique, but didn't cut all of the light out - it was really important to capture the lume at maximum for this shot since the lume was competing with the ambient light:  |
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Post by MikeS on Jun 7, 2006 23:33:43 GMT -5
awesome lume shot john
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Post by martynjc on Jun 20, 2006 16:56:56 GMT -5
X-33 in the dark!  |
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Post by 200m on Jun 27, 2006 10:13:40 GMT -5
Here is the Trick...
Remember, to Charge the Lumes Right before the Exposure with a very bright light!
The Lume can be controled by either time or fStop.
A flash is controled only by fStop.
The easiest is to flash the watch and drag the shutter for the Lume.
Or use an ambient light (a bounced light into the ceiling) to define the watch and Set. This will have to be balanced with the exposure of the Lumes. Its best to work out the balance so it one exposure instead of turning lights on and off.
The secondary light (Flash or Bounced) may have an added color (Blue) to give that psychological dark look.
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Post by JBHII on Jun 27, 2006 18:53:31 GMT -5
Nice shot of the X-33 Martyn!  |
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Post by JBHII on Jun 27, 2006 18:53:56 GMT -5
Here is the Trick... Remember, to Charge the Lumes Right before the Exposure with a very bright light! The Lume can be controled by either time or fStop. A flash is controled only by fStop. The easiest is to flash the watch and drag the shutter for the Lume. Or use an ambient light (a bounced light into the ceiling) to define the watch and Set. This will have to be balanced with the exposure of the Lumes. Its best to work out the balance so it one exposure instead of turning lights on and off. The secondary light (Flash or Bounced) may have an added color (Blue) to give that psychological dark look. Great tips! Thanks for sharing!  |
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