Capturing light trails of something moving, often a vehicle, is somewhat magical because it’s something you cannot see with the naked eye. So only through the use of a camera and the right exposure techniques can this be possible.
Remember that light painting is just that if you show the light source – capturing the light trail.
Let’s look at a few images of light trails and see how these photographers captured the magic:
Do you follow any of the big lifestyle/travel Instagram account? You know the type. They share amazing views and emotion evoking photos, usually accompanied by inspiring and motivating proverbs. CinematographerMatthew Rycroft suggests a different interpretation to those accounts with his HASHTAG NOFILTER short. And for me, I may never fully trust an Instagram account again. [...]
PhotographerLeo Rosas wanted to create a Halloween inspired golf themed photo. And what better way to make to haveJason Voorhees (from friday the 13th) slash away at an innocent golf player? With the final results quite fitting this weekend, Leo was king enough to share both the lighting setup and the photos before and after [...]
While we may never actually see, let alone photograph a real ghost, we can create the illusion of a ghost image with our cameras. There is no exact science to capturing these images, and it sometimes takes some trial and error to create the effect you are looking to achieve. Still, there are several ways this can be accomplished, so lets take a look at three of them:
The popular photo-editing app, owned by Google, launched version 2.1 and is now capable of editing RAW files. Traditionally, shooting and editing RAW photos has been the domain of DSLR cameras and desktop software, a Google engineer said, adding that combined with the RAW capabilities added to Android phones last year, RAW is now becoming [...]
The Bayer filter was patented in 1976 and can be found in almost all digital camera sensors sold today. While several alternatives have been suggested over the years, some more exciting than others, none caught on. This could soon change, though, as Canon Watch reports that the 120MP full frame sensor Canon is developing will [...]
Here is Wikipedia’s definition for Low-KeyLighting: Low-key lighting is a style of lighting for photography, film or television. It is a necessary element in creating a chiaroscuro effect. Traditional photographic lighting, three-point lighting uses a key light, a fill light, and a back light for illumination. Low-key lighting often uses only one key light, optionally [...]
By November it will be 2 years since I started writing for DIYPand and it’s time again to recap the best articles for the year plus some of last years plus I want to writehow sharing what you know will help not just other photographers but will also help you as a photographer. Ever since [...]
Of course, shutter speed plays anessential rolein creating silky smooth waterfall photographs, but does it get a little too much attention in tutorial articles? I think so.
In this article you’ll learn about three other key elements to creating a successful silky smooth waterfall photograph, and when you put it all together, all you’ll need to do next is find a waterfall to photograph.
Exactly five months after GoPro announced it is developing a quadcopter the company shared the first teaser video. Theres a lot we dont know when it comes to GoPros drone, like exactly when it will be released, how much it will cost or what features it will have. What we do know now though, thanks [...]
