This is a companion piece to the previous, How I Got The Shot #38.
In that article, we covered the technique of dragging the shutter and using flash. If you are unfamiliar with this concept, you might want to read that first, then come back here to follow up on the new stuff.
So what is the new stuff? Well, we added a small "twist" to the formula we used in the previous dance.
We still are going to use slow shutter speeds in conjunction with flash, but the "twist" is actually literal.
These images above are your "standard" shots. Fill flash used, as you would have expected.
Since we had been in this venue before, we already knew how to get to a place like in article #38. However, this felt like it needed something additional. Being it is a Halloween dance, we wanted to give it a different look.
The shutter speed was lengthened more from the previous times, usually running around 1/5 to 1/15 of a second. What we did was setup the camera in manual and shot ISO 800, 1/5-1/15s, f/4. The SB-600 was used in manual and power was set to 1/4 or 1/8 power depending on where were were in the room. The flash was bounced almost directly upward, and no more than 45 degrees.
You compose your shot, trip the shutter and then immediately after, you twist the camera 90 degrees on it's axis. This makes the ambient lighting streak in a circular motion around the subject. The flash freezes the subject, so they are relatively sharp in comparison.
This is the result! The 2 images directly above as well as the opening image.
Gear used:
Nikon D300
Nikon 24mm f/2.8
Nikon SB-600
And as with all the events like this, there are some portraits taken.
Gear used:
Nikon D700
Nikon 28-85/3.5-4.5
Radio Popper JRx
AB400 x 2
Flash1 was to camera left at 1/4 power (key)
Flash2 was to camera right at 1/16 power (fill)
Background was not illuminated on its own
Camera settings 1/250, ISO 200, f/5.6
In that article, we covered the technique of dragging the shutter and using flash. If you are unfamiliar with this concept, you might want to read that first, then come back here to follow up on the new stuff.
So what is the new stuff? Well, we added a small "twist" to the formula we used in the previous dance.
We still are going to use slow shutter speeds in conjunction with flash, but the "twist" is actually literal.
These images above are your "standard" shots. Fill flash used, as you would have expected.
Since we had been in this venue before, we already knew how to get to a place like in article #38. However, this felt like it needed something additional. Being it is a Halloween dance, we wanted to give it a different look.
The shutter speed was lengthened more from the previous times, usually running around 1/5 to 1/15 of a second. What we did was setup the camera in manual and shot ISO 800, 1/5-1/15s, f/4. The SB-600 was used in manual and power was set to 1/4 or 1/8 power depending on where were were in the room. The flash was bounced almost directly upward, and no more than 45 degrees.
You compose your shot, trip the shutter and then immediately after, you twist the camera 90 degrees on it's axis. This makes the ambient lighting streak in a circular motion around the subject. The flash freezes the subject, so they are relatively sharp in comparison.
This is the result! The 2 images directly above as well as the opening image.
Gear used:
Nikon D300
Nikon 24mm f/2.8
Nikon SB-600
And as with all the events like this, there are some portraits taken.
Gear used:
Nikon D700
Nikon 28-85/3.5-4.5
Radio Popper JRx
AB400 x 2
Flash1 was to camera left at 1/4 power (key)
Flash2 was to camera right at 1/16 power (fill)
Background was not illuminated on its own
Camera settings 1/250, ISO 200, f/5.6
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