Another great video, sharing your approach and methods. I can (and do) watch these several times and I always pick up something I'd missed in the first viewing. Fantastic, and thanks again!!
Love it too....hmmm, need to go find a distant relative with an old shearing shed....I've never done this sort of thing before!...but youre right, light painting it and layering it vs one lit image is a huge difference. Good on ya mate
That's is amazing images of that old sheld. It would be awesome that you do more of these type of photography. Light painting is a amazing art to learn. I enjoy watching all of your light painting videos and sharing your experiences under the night sky.
Excellent! Well done! I have just built my own pc and now I am actually able to edit my pics! I am so pumped up to try this method out in the surrounding farm lands! Thank u. U are the best!
Fay and I were just discussing you videos, all of which we watch and enjoy. This video is perhaps the one that inspired us the most as it is different and we really look forward to finding an old shed to photograph. Thanks for your great work.
This is an excellent tutorial Richard. I downloaded the files and played along. As a reasonably new PS/LR user I found this immensely helpful. Having pro quality RAW images to work with is wonderful - being able to zoom in to crystal clear and sharp images is a welcome change to my editing experience.👍👍👍👍
Richard, that is an absolutely stunning image. Your explanation and process was so well explained and easy to follow. Iam try to expand my knowledge to Photoshop and this has been a huge help as well as an great encouragement to take the next steps. Thanks.
@@nightscapeimages.richard I hope it is ok! I have shared this video with the Photography Club Iam a member off. We did a light painting evening last Saturday that wasn’t that successful. Iam certain your video will help.
Richard this was another great video and image. I was looking at that chair in the corner thinking how cool would that look if you took a second shot with yourself in that chair slightly slumped with an Akubra hat on then stack it and create a ghostly figure sitting in the old wool shed. Regardless your work and your informative videos are always a joy to watch. 😁
Thanks heaps Sharon. Yes I've often thought it would be good to have someone featured in this shed .. but quite difficult to do a "Selfie" in that situation.
THANK YOU . a great class in how to do light painting . also how to process the image was great as well . the only thing i would of added was the possums lol
Great image created with controlled amount of light so as not to create "hot spots" Richard. Something that only practise will cure.Thank you for the detailed explanation of post processing.
Wow! The difference between single exposure and light painted is absolutely amazing. Thank you for giving me a new perspective to see the world in a new light.
Great video Richard that brings back multiple memories :) Goes to show people that we don't need stars to still get out there and do some creative work.
Love this video. Clearly shows how to "build" an image. One thing I do sometimes when I have a bright layer is reduce the opacity until it looks right. Lots of ways to do the same thing. Thanks for this. I will be sending this to all my night shooting friends.
Thanks as always for your kind comments Mike. One thing to keep in mind is that when applying the "Lighten" blend mode the opacity can get that milky look if lowered too far .. semi transparent with the blend mode applied.
By the way, this summer I hope you can shoot the orion constellation with stock camera and teach us how to shoot and post process to bring out the barnard's loop. Looking forward to seeing that 🤞
Another masterclass in presentation and light painting! A massive thank you for taking us through your work flow and explaining how and why you process the image the way you do and thank you for making the files available.
Thank you for your detailed explanation of how you did this Richard, it adds so much texture and depth into a photo, great video once again. Have a wonderful weekend.
Absolutely awesome to follow along with the same images - thanks for sharing these! Helped me a lot to understand the whole layer masking process. You mention a gel filter for your torch, what kind of filter do you use for it? It gives a nice warm feel to the image.
I use a 1/2 cto gel. See here: www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/44201-REG/Rosco_RS340811_3408_Filter_RoscoSun.html I use OBS to screen capture. obsproject.com/
This was a great episode Richard, just like your previous visit to the shed! Discussing your plans for the shoot and then showing how you've captured the individual images is really useful, not to mention that you've made those images available. From the comments it looks like many others feel the same way 🙏. In a similar vein to this, I hope you won't mind a suggestion for a future video? You've featured your light painted Scoobie on several occasions looking rather stunning and, since most of us have access to our own vehicles, this could make for a nice nightscape opportunity when the skies are cloudy 🤔.
Thanks for your great comments Paul, really appreciated. Yes that's a great idea about light painting the car somewhere in the future. I'll put it on the list.
Your method of light painting is great Richard, thanks for making the files available. The finished image looks so much better than the one you showed earlier in the video of the scene that was lit differently and was relatively flat.
Thank you for this tutorial Richard. I have the same camera but I don’t have (yet) the 20mm. I hope that the 14-30 f4 will be fine. What is going to be difficult is to find a great location as yours
Great video once again love these tutorials that you do, I couldn’t help notice and I could be wrong but have you left your foot in the bottom right hand corner
Really interesting and great result. If I were to try it, wouldn't I need a torch whose coverage is in scale to the scene? E.g. narrow beam for tools on a workbench. I suppose you have a number of torches?
Thanks for watching Tom. I only used the one torch, but it does have a zoom function to narrow the beam. However when you do that the beam becomes more intense and so care is required.
Great tutorial Richard, I cant believe no one mentioned a missed ligtht spot at 16:20 next to your brush on the horizontal timber beam. No offense Richard just funny that nobody notiuced so far. Or maybe they are all too kind ☺ And there is a red dot on the metal obove the trolley. It appears at 16:45 (very hard to regognize). It is well visible at 17:43 in the lower left corner. But nevermind just pixel beeping 😛 but I do have this problem, too. Often weeks after I edited the image I see simme missed light stripes... See ya
Haha, no offense taken at all .. I do that all the time .. especially when I'm doing an editing video as I want to keep the video as short as possible so I rush a bit. I think there may also be a foot visible at the lower right of the image ..!!!!
Another fantastic video and your instructional pacing is easy to follow. Thank you! Two questions. Can the resulting light trails be eliminated altogether by using an alternate shooting method? Secondly, instead of brushing out individual light trails on a layer-by-layer basis, why not merge layers then brush out all light trails on a single combined layer?
Thanks for watching. It's hard to shoot an alternate method because I cannot light the scene without getting right into the shot. If I merged all the layers before rubbing out the light streaks then I'll end up eliminating the background.
Perfect! I'm still trying to decide on a "one lighting" tool solution I like. I've used torches, flash and LED panels to light paint with. Guess I may need to continue to use all depending on subject, distance, texture, etc. Oh well, guess I will keep on experimenting and learning and your videos are a great help on that adventure! Thank you!
Fantastic video Richard. You've probably been asked this question so many times before, but how do you know how long to leave the beam of light on a particular area ? Thanks for your help.
Thanks for watching. Yes I have been asked that question a lot. It comes down to trial and error, but one of the key factors is to make sure you don't blow any highlights out. So sometimes I'll underexpose a little just to make sure of that.
Hi, that very nice. With type of torch will be good for this type photography? I will try with speedlight, but probably won't be that interestingook like with torch. Thanks.
Speedlight will work but a lot harder to actually paint the light .. and they can be quite hard light. I like a simple flashlight that can zoom .. but not too bright. I'm using a LED Lenser P7
Good morning Richard! Very nice piece here. Very nice indeed. Love this indoor stuff too, as it opens lots of doors for more shooting!!! Couple questions (sorry if you've already covered them). As I understand it, everything here is shot with a fixed aperture and focus. Q1: Is there a time you might focus stack an indoor shot like this. Q2: In my mind, the aperture (on a shot like this) is one of the best ways to control blow-outs (like the wool), do you start there (the brightest area) and find your f/stop (while still being mindful of your DOF), then build your subsequent shots on that? Q3: I am a diver, and underwater, light from the front tends to cause dust/particles (backscatter) to be bright and often out of focus blobs, do you consider this when shooting in a dusty environment like this, and how would you control for it during the shoot, and do you clean these particles up only at the very end on the flattened image? Thank again...
Thanks as always for watching Paul. Really appreciated. Firstly I find that at f8 everything is quite sharp. I wouldn't want to focus stack in a case like this for fear of introducing focus breathing which some lenses have. Both the aperture and even more so the lower iso will control the blow outs and give me great dynamic range. I prefer to establish my settings first and then simply add the required amount of light to get correct exposure. Having said that, correct exposure is a very broad term .. I'm happy to under-expose a bit and simply bring it up in post. I rarely light from the front at all so the dust isn't an issue. There was a lot of dust around but none of it shows on the images.
Loved this video. Just curious why you don’t use a snoot on the end of your flashlight to help prevent it from showing in your photos. I’m assuming there’s a good reason why you choose not to use one.
Thanks for watching. I think it's just a convenience thing. I usually have the flashlight in my pocket as it's nice and compact, and in some ways I don't mind seeing where the light is . .maybe I'm just used to doing it that way. A snoot may well be a good option as well.
Awesome tutorial! What kind of light are you using for light painting? When you are taking different images how are you managing overlap to avoid having 2 images with the light on the same area? Is this a concern? The resulting image was fantastic!
Thanks so much for watching Denis. I'm using an LED Lenser P7 light to do the light painting here. But a lot of different torches/Flashlights would work. I like something that isn't too bright and has a controllable beam size. The overlap doesn't matter, they just blend nicely and you can remove parts of each image if you choose anyway.
Thanks Richard, incredibly helpful video. Just one question, you used a 10 sec shutter, do you let the shutter run the full 10 sec for each shot or do you sometimes hit the remote again to stop it early?
Quick question on your flashlight/torch. In your info above, you have the Lenser P7.2, but the link is for the P7. Just wondering if yours is the P7 or the P7.2, and you've mentioned using gels over it in past videos, so I wondered what you used. Thanks again, Richard!
Thanks Cheryl. Yes I do use the P7.2 but it's been discontinued. I use 1/2 cto gel on my flashlight. See here: www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/44201-REG/Rosco_RS340811_3408_Filter_RoscoSun.html
Nice video. I love these light painting videos. We have been light painting a few antique cars and trucks and I am finding that I get a lot of reflective glare from the flashlight (torch) bouncing off the shiny car body when I am light painting. I can sometimes eliminate it by rubbing it out, but not always. It depends upon whether I have another shot that sufficiently lights the area after I rub it out. I was thinking about trying to reflect the torch light off another white surface like a piece of foam board to soften the light. Have you ever dealt with those reflections? What is the best way to handle them? Also, can you recommend a light painting therapist so I can learn to handle rubbing myself out?😁
Haha, well the therapy is a lifelong journey under the stars Ken ...!!!! Yes a larger and softer light source will cure the dreaded hot spots .. but it's harder to apply the light with a big light. Many people use larger LED panels with barn doors to light cars with good results. Also stopping down the aperture and lower iso will help give back some dynamic range .. less blow outs.
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Amazing!!! Thank you!
Thanks so much for watching Kathleen
Absoutly love this video & it's something different 👍🇮🇪
I have quite a few different videos.
great photo
I very much appreciate you watching.
Fabulous tutorial Richard
Thanks for watching as always Chris.
Well done. You are a master of light and editing. W.C.R.T. San Francisco
You're very kind indeed, thanks for watching.
Great image Richard
Thank you
What a lovely outcome
Thank you so much for watching Dale.
Great tutorial. Everything well explained...and downloads😀
I'm glad you liked it Tanya, thanks so much for watching.
Great review Richard! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much for looking, really appreciated.
Master! Always love your vids Richard
And I appreciate you watching.
Awesome!!! thank you very much!
You're very welcome Carlos
Another great video Richard, hopefully clear skies 👍
Thanks so much for watching Gavin, always appreciated.
fantastic, I am very impressed 👍
Thanks so much for watching Dieter, always appreciated.
Great image. Many thanks.
Thanks heaps for watching Robert
Absolutely brilliant. Thank you.
Appreciate you watching.
incredible
Thanks for looking my friend.
Great explanation video. Thanks for the tips.
You're very welcome Randy
Great instruction and final result looks great
I really appreciate that Laurel.
Absolutely love it. Thanks
Many thanks indeed.
Another great video, sharing your approach and methods. I can (and do) watch these several times and I always pick up something I'd missed in the first viewing. Fantastic, and thanks again!!
Once again, I very much appreciate your support Simon.
Thanks Richard for fabulous tutorial, you do it great job thank you so much again..
I very much appreciate your comments, thank you.
That's absolute BEUTIFULL, Great video as always Richard' Love it...
I very much appreciate you watching Keith, thank you.
Superb talk through, thank you very much 😢
I'm glad you enjoyed it Michael
You have made a "silk purse out of a sows ear" Richard. Nicely done 😁
Haha, yes that's an expression I use quite a lot Geoff.
Thanks so much for the inspiration. You are simply the best 👍😀👍
That's very kind of you my friend.
Very instructive...excellent 👍
I'm glad you liked it John, thank you.
great video, well explained, very interesting to see you work.
I'm glad you enjoyed it Martin, thanks so much.
Fascinating video! Can't wait to try this
Thanks a lot for watching Rory, Really appreciated.
It looks really cool
Haha, yes it is.
I love it too.
Thanks so much Gary
Thank you very much mate really enjoyed it.
I'm really pleased you enjoyed it Khalid.
Love it too....hmmm, need to go find a distant relative with an old shearing shed....I've never done this sort of thing before!...but youre right, light painting it and layering it vs one lit image is a huge difference. Good on ya mate
Thanks a lot Carmel. Yes there are plenty of old sheds around but gaining access is the problem.
That's insane ...!!
Thank you for watching Hans
espectacular!
Thanks so much
That's is amazing images of that old sheld. It would be awesome that you do more of these type of photography. Light painting is a amazing art to learn. I enjoy watching all of your light painting videos and sharing your experiences under the night sky.
Thanks so much Gary. Yes I'll be doing more of these types of light painting videos for sure.
Wonderful Richard...appreciate your sharing you're talents
You're very welcome Brett. Thanks so much for watching.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!!! This is all new to me . Mind blown … thank you for your awesome ideas . I love this ❤
No worries at all. I appreciate you watching.
You’re so beautiful Richard. Genuine and spontaneous which is just wonderful in the web’s jungle. Luv y’a !
You are always so kind Carole. Thank you so much.
Very inspiring :-) I think I will try this in a wood by night :-)
Thanks for watching Niels. Yes that would be great. . watch out if it's windy though.
Great video Richard, excellent final result as well. Might have a crack at this one myself with your downloadable files. Cheers legend.
You're very welcome my friend.
Brilliant stuff Richard, now I cannot wait to try and edit it with the images supplied ….oooh it is exciting, thank you 😁👍
I'm really pleased you enjoyed it Duncan.
@@nightscapeimages.richard I loved it ! 😁
Top shelf mate, Weekends off to a good start, thi k your done this one before. Really enjoyed the show thanks
Yes it has featured before Phillip. Thanks for watching.
So well explained, thank you, can’t wait to have a go now!
Thanks so much for watching Kate. Always happy to help where I can.
Brilliant. I will definitely be doing the same in my shed this weekend.
Good on you Matt. I hope it goes well.
Great stuff thanks for sharing. Beautiful image.
My pleasure, thanks for watching Michael
Excellent! Well done! I have just built my own pc and now I am actually able to edit my pics! I am so pumped up to try this method out in the surrounding farm lands! Thank u. U are the best!
Thanks so much for watching my friend.
THANKYOU...
You're welcome Phoenix.
A huge thanks for this video. I really like seeing you making the painting. Very instructive. Thank you, Alex.
Thank you very much for watching Alexandre.
Thanks for recap this light painting teahnique and post process.
Thanks my friend. I will always return to this type of video . .it's in the blood ...!!!
That looks awesome Richard! Certainly brings back some memories!
Yes it's a beautiful spot Jules. Thanks for watching.
Fay and I were just discussing you videos, all of which we watch and enjoy. This video is perhaps the one that inspired us the most as it is different and we really look forward to finding an old shed to photograph. Thanks for your great work.
Thanks for your very kind comments Simon, it's really appreciated.
This is an excellent tutorial Richard. I downloaded the files and played along. As a reasonably new PS/LR user I found this immensely helpful. Having pro quality RAW images to work with is wonderful - being able to zoom in to crystal clear and sharp images is a welcome change to my editing experience.👍👍👍👍
I'm really pleased you found it helpful Peter, thanks for watching.
What a great master class Richard and a beautiful result. Thanks for sharing. Another quality video, love your Chanel mate.
Many thanks indeed Jeff. Thanks again for watching.
Thanks again. A good review of the process. Next time maybe train the opossums to hold the light from an overhead angle:) :)
Haha, yes they snuck away discreetly in the end.
You make it look easy with the step by step. Love it and thank you!
Thanks for watching Steve. I'm trying to make each step as simple as possible so when it's all assembled the results are excellent.
Richard, that is an absolutely stunning image. Your explanation and process was so well explained and easy to follow. Iam try to expand my knowledge to Photoshop and this has been a huge help as well as an great encouragement to take the next steps. Thanks.
Thanks so much for your encouraging comments David, means a lot.
@@nightscapeimages.richard I hope it is ok! I have shared this video with the Photography Club Iam a member off. We did a light painting evening last Saturday that wasn’t that successful. Iam certain your video will help.
@@davidmaltby2065 I'm very happy for you to do that David. Hope it helps.
Fantastic tutorial Richard and awesome image, thank you again.
Thanks so much for watching Dennis.
Another great tutorial Richard and love the final image.
Thanks as always for watching Eric. I see you're off around the world again ..!!!
@@nightscapeimages.richard yeah, quick trip to the US for work, no photography this time.
Nice one Richard , well presented with a fantastic image at the end.
Thanks as always Paul
Thank you for the video Richard, there is a lot more props in this side of the shed now!
Yes I like to find and add new bits and pieces Dave.
Thanks for another great video! The Z6ii and 20mm f/1.8 lens is my favorite combination for my wide angle images.
Yes it sure is a great combination Cheryl.
Richard this was another great video and image. I was looking at that chair in the corner thinking how cool would that look if you took a second shot with yourself in that chair slightly slumped with an Akubra hat on then stack it and create a ghostly figure sitting in the old wool shed.
Regardless your work and your informative videos are always a joy to watch. 😁
Thanks heaps Sharon. Yes I've often thought it would be good to have someone featured in this shed .. but quite difficult to do a "Selfie" in that situation.
THANK YOU . a great class in how to do light painting . also how to process the image was great as well . the only thing i would of added was the possums lol
Haha, yes the possums were quite curious but they left at some stage while I was working. Thanks for watching Mark.
This is an excellent tutorial. I use Affinity Photo instead of Photoshop but the same principles apply.
Thanks heaps for watching EM. I'm pleased you've found the video helpful.
Fantastic tutorial and great work 👏👏👏
Thank you so much for watching.
Love this video / photo and the techniques used. It has inspired me to go out and find some locations at night to 'Light Paint'
Thanks a lot for watching Mark. The more we look the more we can find out there ..!!!
Great image created with controlled amount of light so as not to create "hot spots" Richard. Something that only practise will cure.Thank you for the detailed explanation of post processing.
You're very welcome Bob. Thanks for watching.
Wow! The difference between single exposure and light painted is absolutely amazing. Thank you for giving me a new perspective to see the world in a new light.
Thanks so much for watching Scott, really appreciate it.
Brilliant as usual Richard. Many thanks for your time, ohhhh, and those ULANZI lights are great. Thanks for the info on them
You're very, thanks for watching.
Great video Richard that brings back multiple memories :) Goes to show people that we don't need stars to still get out there and do some creative work.
Yes that's correct Alan. And it's something I'll be exploring more in the coming months.
many thanks, I can't wait to attempt this. Also very curious to see what it looks like in Black & White
Thanks for watching Allyn, really appreciated.
Love this video. Clearly shows how to "build" an image. One thing I do sometimes when I have a bright layer is reduce the opacity until it looks right. Lots of ways to do the same thing. Thanks for this. I will be sending this to all my night shooting friends.
Thanks as always for your kind comments Mike. One thing to keep in mind is that when applying the "Lighten" blend mode the opacity can get that milky look if lowered too far .. semi transparent with the blend mode applied.
I absolutely love this one, brilliantly put together, many thanks Richard.
I'm really pleased to hear that Phil, thank you.
By the way, this summer I hope you can shoot the orion constellation with stock camera and teach us how to shoot and post process to bring out the barnard's loop.
Looking forward to seeing that 🤞
I'll see what I can do.
Another masterclass in presentation and light painting! A massive thank you for taking us through your work flow and explaining how and why you process the image the way you do and thank you for making the files available.
You're very welcome indeed Tony.
Very nice tutorial! Very interesting scene and overall process to make the image look perfect.
Thanks heaps for your comments Alex.
Thank you for your detailed explanation of how you did this Richard, it adds so much texture and depth into a photo, great video once again. Have a wonderful weekend.
Thanks as always for watching Rob
Absolutely awesome to follow along with the same images - thanks for sharing these! Helped me a lot to understand the whole layer masking process. You mention a gel filter for your torch, what kind of filter do you use for it? It gives a nice warm feel to the image.
oh and part 2 question: what software do you use to capture your screen when editing?
I use a 1/2 cto gel. See here: www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/44201-REG/Rosco_RS340811_3408_Filter_RoscoSun.html
I use OBS to screen capture. obsproject.com/
@@nightscapeimages.richard thanks mate appreciate it!
This was a great episode Richard, just like your previous visit to the shed! Discussing your plans for the shoot and then showing how you've captured the individual images is really useful, not to mention that you've made those images available. From the comments it looks like many others feel the same way 🙏.
In a similar vein to this, I hope you won't mind a suggestion for a future video? You've featured your light painted Scoobie on several occasions looking rather stunning and, since most of us have access to our own vehicles, this could make for a nice nightscape opportunity when the skies are cloudy 🤔.
Thanks for your great comments Paul, really appreciated. Yes that's a great idea about light painting the car somewhere in the future. I'll put it on the list.
Love how your lighting techniques bring such depth and life to any scene! great tutorial as always Mr Tatti
You're so welcome Aaron, thanks for your support.
Your method of light painting is great Richard, thanks for making the files available. The finished image looks so much better than the one you showed earlier in the video of the scene that was lit differently and was relatively flat.
Yes there is no comparison Carl. Thanks so much for watching.
Thank you for this tutorial Richard. I have the same camera but I don’t have (yet) the 20mm. I hope that the 14-30 f4 will be fine. What is going to be difficult is to find a great location as yours
Thank you for watching Francesco. Yes the 14-30 f4 would be fine for this type of shot.
Phenomenal to watch the image emerge there Richard, absolutely beautiful! Hopefully we get some clear skies soon 🌌
Thanks heaps Dominic. Yes it's been a lot cloudier than normal that's for sure.
Great video once again love these tutorials that you do, I couldn’t help notice and I could be wrong but have you left your foot in the bottom right hand corner
Thanks a lot for watching Graeme. Haha, yes I think you may be right . .I did mention looking out for this sort of thing in the video ..!!!!
Really interesting and great result. If I were to try it, wouldn't I need a torch whose coverage is in scale to the scene? E.g. narrow beam for tools on a workbench. I suppose you have a number of torches?
Thanks for watching Tom. I only used the one torch, but it does have a zoom function to narrow the beam. However when you do that the beam becomes more intense and so care is required.
Great tutorial Richard,
I cant believe no one mentioned a missed ligtht spot at 16:20 next to your brush on the horizontal timber beam.
No offense Richard just funny that nobody notiuced so far. Or maybe they are all too kind ☺
And there is a red dot on the metal obove the trolley. It appears at 16:45 (very hard to regognize). It is well visible at 17:43 in the lower left corner.
But nevermind just pixel beeping 😛
but I do have this problem, too.
Often weeks after I edited the image I see simme missed light stripes...
See ya
Haha, no offense taken at all .. I do that all the time .. especially when I'm doing an editing video as I want to keep the video as short as possible so I rush a bit. I think there may also be a foot visible at the lower right of the image ..!!!!
Another fantastic video and your instructional pacing is easy to follow. Thank you! Two questions. Can the resulting light trails be eliminated altogether by using an alternate shooting method? Secondly, instead of brushing out individual light trails on a layer-by-layer basis, why not merge layers then brush out all light trails on a single combined layer?
Thanks for watching. It's hard to shoot an alternate method because I cannot light the scene without getting right into the shot. If I merged all the layers before rubbing out the light streaks then I'll end up eliminating the background.
Perfect! I'm still trying to decide on a "one lighting" tool solution I like. I've used torches, flash and LED panels to light paint with. Guess I may need to continue to use all depending on subject, distance, texture, etc. Oh well, guess I will keep on experimenting and learning and your videos are a great help on that adventure! Thank you!
Thanks so much Kerry. Yes I think it comes down to "Horses for courses" as they say.
Fantastic video Richard.
You've probably been asked this question so many times before, but how do you know how long to leave the beam of light on a particular area ?
Thanks for your help.
Thanks for watching. Yes I have been asked that question a lot. It comes down to trial and error, but one of the key factors is to make sure you don't blow any highlights out. So sometimes I'll underexpose a little just to make sure of that.
@@nightscapeimages.richard Thanks.
Hi, that very nice. With type of torch will be good for this type photography?
I will try with speedlight, but probably won't be that interestingook like with torch.
Thanks.
Speedlight will work but a lot harder to actually paint the light .. and they can be quite hard light. I like a simple flashlight that can zoom .. but not too bright. I'm using a LED Lenser P7
Good morning Richard! Very nice piece here. Very nice indeed. Love this indoor stuff too, as it opens lots of doors for more shooting!!! Couple questions (sorry if you've already covered them). As I understand it, everything here is shot with a fixed aperture and focus. Q1: Is there a time you might focus stack an indoor shot like this. Q2: In my mind, the aperture (on a shot like this) is one of the best ways to control blow-outs (like the wool), do you start there (the brightest area) and find your f/stop (while still being mindful of your DOF), then build your subsequent shots on that? Q3: I am a diver, and underwater, light from the front tends to cause dust/particles (backscatter) to be bright and often out of focus blobs, do you consider this when shooting in a dusty environment like this, and how would you control for it during the shoot, and do you clean these particles up only at the very end on the flattened image? Thank again...
Thanks as always for watching Paul. Really appreciated. Firstly I find that at f8 everything is quite sharp. I wouldn't want to focus stack in a case like this for fear of introducing focus breathing which some lenses have. Both the aperture and even more so the lower iso will control the blow outs and give me great dynamic range. I prefer to establish my settings first and then simply add the required amount of light to get correct exposure. Having said that, correct exposure is a very broad term .. I'm happy to under-expose a bit and simply bring it up in post.
I rarely light from the front at all so the dust isn't an issue. There was a lot of dust around but none of it shows on the images.
Loved this video. Just curious why you don’t use a snoot on the end of your flashlight to help prevent it from showing in your photos. I’m assuming there’s a good reason why you choose not to use one.
Thanks for watching. I think it's just a convenience thing. I usually have the flashlight in my pocket as it's nice and compact, and in some ways I don't mind seeing where the light is . .maybe I'm just used to doing it that way. A snoot may well be a good option as well.
Great! Can I ask if you have your torch on the low or high power setting? Thank you
I nearly always have my torch on the low power setting.
Awesome tutorial! What kind of light are you using for light painting? When you are taking different images how are you managing overlap to avoid having 2 images with the light on the same area? Is this a concern? The resulting image was fantastic!
Thanks so much for watching Denis. I'm using an LED Lenser P7 light to do the light painting here. But a lot of different torches/Flashlights would work. I like something that isn't too bright and has a controllable beam size. The overlap doesn't matter, they just blend nicely and you can remove parts of each image if you choose anyway.
Thanks Richard, incredibly helpful video. Just one question, you used a 10 sec shutter, do you let the shutter run the full 10 sec for each shot or do you sometimes hit the remote again to stop it early?
Thanks for watching. No I leave the shutter running .. in fact once it's started I can't stop it anyway.
Quick question on your flashlight/torch. In your info above, you have the Lenser P7.2, but the link is for the P7. Just wondering if yours is the P7 or the P7.2, and you've mentioned using gels over it in past videos, so I wondered what you used. Thanks again, Richard!
Thanks Cheryl. Yes I do use the P7.2 but it's been discontinued. I use 1/2 cto gel on my flashlight. See here: www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/44201-REG/Rosco_RS340811_3408_Filter_RoscoSun.html
Nice video. I love these light painting videos. We have been light painting a few antique cars and trucks and I am finding that I get a lot of reflective glare from the flashlight (torch) bouncing off the shiny car body when I am light painting. I can sometimes eliminate it by rubbing it out, but not always. It depends upon whether I have another shot that sufficiently lights the area after I rub it out. I was thinking about trying to reflect the torch light off another white surface like a piece of foam board to soften the light. Have you ever dealt with those reflections? What is the best way to handle them?
Also, can you recommend a light painting therapist so I can learn to handle rubbing myself out?😁
Haha, well the therapy is a lifelong journey under the stars Ken ...!!!! Yes a larger and softer light source will cure the dreaded hot spots .. but it's harder to apply the light with a big light. Many people use larger LED panels with barn doors to light cars with good results. Also stopping down the aperture and lower iso will help give back some dynamic range .. less blow outs.
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I'm not too sure what you're getting at.
So, do you put a blank layer mask for each layer, and a black brush?
Yes that's about it Suzie. If my layer mask is white then by using a black paint brush on the mask .. it will erase.
@@nightscapeimages.richard cool, thanks Richard. I like how you find stuff to photograph even in bad weather.
@@andysuzierawlins5462 I do my best.
Complicated!
It's a process that can be as simple or complex as you like.