It is that time of year, hopefully this video helps you get epic holiday lights images! Have you been having problems taking holiday lights or candles pictures?
Glad it helped. As for " Artist choice" Have a vision, tell a story, create emotion, impact, etc. Then know the rules, bend the rules, break the rules. See what works and what doesn't. It gets easier as you develop your own style.
Duct tape!! LOL, or you get ghost looking images if they are moving around. Or you have to increase your ISO so you can increase your Shutter speed, that is if your using natural lighting. Or use studio strobes to freeze the action, technique called dragging the shutter. Get exposure for the scene with christmas lights, then set studio lights, readjust exposure, strobe goes off freezes action, then using a slower shutter speed captures the christmas lights.
@@MichaelCGrayPhotography haha ya, i know, duct tape solves everything. In all seriousness, I am just learning how to use lights, and would appreciate your insight into shooting with strobes and how to shoot a Christmas scene with a lit Christmas tree and little kids, without the tree lights being washed out by the strobe. Thanks in advance.
@@brianthibault5929 I did explain in my last reply. You have to use the technique called " drag the shutter" Think of it this way, you need to take a picture of the scene to capture the the lights and you need to take a picture using the strobe lights to light the scene and stop motion. When you use Drag the Shutter it means you take 1 image. expose for the chritsmas lights, then turn on studio lights, take another picture. You will find the image overexposed.so you need to decease your studio lights and teak your exposure. What is happening is when the flash goes off it freezes motion, and the longer shutter speed allows the camera to record the christmas lights. If you normally use a shutter speed of say 160 for your studio lights try to set to say 80, now see how much ambient light is captured. Play experiment, you just need to get the right settings. once you have the right settings, with children you need to work very quickly. You can practice at home using your children and or pets, even yourself by using a timer. hope this helps.
It is that time of year, hopefully this video helps you get epic holiday lights images! Have you been having problems taking holiday lights or candles pictures?
Really helpful just when I needed it
Glad it helped.
It was really helpful to have more of the theory in this one. I'm curious how you make some of those decisions when it comes to the artists choice.
Glad it helped. As for " Artist choice" Have a vision, tell a story, create emotion, impact, etc. Then know the rules, bend the rules, break the rules. See what works and what doesn't. It gets easier as you develop your own style.
How do you shoot moving kids in a Christmas scene at 1/10 shutter speed?
Duct tape!! LOL, or you get ghost looking images if they are moving around. Or you have to increase your ISO so you can increase your Shutter speed, that is if your using natural lighting. Or use studio strobes to freeze the action, technique called dragging the shutter. Get exposure for the scene with christmas lights, then set studio lights, readjust exposure, strobe goes off freezes action, then using a slower shutter speed captures the christmas lights.
@@MichaelCGrayPhotography haha ya, i know, duct tape solves everything. In all seriousness, I am just learning how to use lights, and would appreciate your insight into shooting with strobes and how to shoot a Christmas scene with a lit Christmas tree and little kids, without the tree lights being washed out by the strobe. Thanks in advance.
@@brianthibault5929 I did explain in my last reply. You have to use the technique called " drag the shutter" Think of it this way, you need to take a picture of the scene to capture the the lights and you need to take a picture using the strobe lights to light the scene and stop motion. When you use Drag the Shutter it means you take 1 image. expose for the chritsmas lights, then turn on studio lights, take another picture. You will find the image overexposed.so you need to decease your studio lights and teak your exposure. What is happening is when the flash goes off it freezes motion, and the longer shutter speed allows the camera to record the christmas lights. If you normally use a shutter speed of say 160 for your studio lights try to set to say 80, now see how much ambient light is captured. Play experiment, you just need to get the right settings. once you have the right settings, with children you need to work very quickly. You can practice at home using your children and or pets, even yourself by using a timer. hope this helps.
@@MichaelCGrayPhotography thank you, for some reason, I only saw part of your initial response, so thank you for explaining again. My apologies.
@@brianthibault5929 No problem, have fun and practice, practice, practice!
very informative 👍🏻
Glad you liked it