Night Portraits
Aug 7, 2015 17:51:21 #
I am taking photos in a setup similar to a Prom Setting of runners at night. Is there anyway I can light them so that the neon colors they have will show up? I have a Canon 7D with 530XLII flash
Aug 7, 2015 17:56:36 #
Philipschmitten wrote:
I am taking photos in a setup similar to a Prom Setting of runners at night. Is there anyway I can light them so that the neon colors they have will show up? I have a Canon 7D with 530XLII flash
Phil, if you are using a flash, why would the colors not show up?
You may want to shot on flash manual, that way you can shoot w/o the flash zooming and set it to where the light will be dispersed broadly. Also add some bounce cards on the sides to add more fill. Good luck. ;-)
SS
Aug 7, 2015 18:33:37 #
Philipschmitten wrote:
I am taking photos in a setup similar to a Prom Setting of runners at night. Is there anyway I can light them so that the neon colors they have will show up? I have a Canon 7D with 530XLII flash
What do you mean neon colors? Are they wearing glow in the dark stuff or something?
Aug 7, 2015 20:14:59 #
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Aug 7, 2015 21:06:15 #
Philipschmitten wrote:
I am taking photos in a setup similar to a Prom Setting of runners at night. Is there anyway I can light them so that the neon colors they have will show up? I have a Canon 7D with 530XLII flash
Having lots of fun imagining what this looks like.
Since the "glow in the dark" clothing won't glow when lit with visible light, you need to light them up with UV lights (for that "black light" effect). Get the bulbs and put them in reflectors to focus the light.
For a ghost effect, try a double exposure with the UV lights followed by strobe, then layer them in Photoshop.
Aug 7, 2015 21:06:16 #
Philipschmitten wrote:
yeah they will be wearing glo in the dark items
Philip, yes, that changes everything!! ;-)
SS
Aug 7, 2015 22:57:39 #
I thought using a really slow shutter speed to pick up as much of the ambient light as possible, along with a strobe
Aug 8, 2015 02:08:47 #
Philipschmitten wrote:
I thought using a really slow shutter speed to pick up as much of the ambient light as possible, along with a strobe
So, folks with day glow stuff on, will be getting portraits done and you want their day glow stuff to show and not be overpowered by the flash.
Slow shutter speed, + very low power on the flash....just a touch I would guess. The minute it becomes the dominant light source, then the day glow stuff isn't going to look right.
I've never thought about a situation like this but that's my "guess" on the situation.
Aug 8, 2015 02:31:15 #
Aug 8, 2015 04:16:17 #
Hi-viz orange or lime won't be a problem, but anything with reflective strips is a liability as in the posted example below. That is a direct consequence of using flash. If you are going to use flash, it would probably be an idea to keep its power low, as Rpavich suggested. Not so sure about the slow shutter speed though - will you be photographing them while they are running?
I would suggest trying to find a spot where there are multiple sources of light (but preferably not directly in front of the camera), or a lot of diffuse light, and if using flash, keep it on low power.
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I would suggest trying to find a spot where there are multiple sources of light (but preferably not directly in front of the camera), or a lot of diffuse light, and if using flash, keep it on low power.
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Aug 8, 2015 08:02:00 #
RG's suggestions seem pretty good to me. You don't say what camera you are using, but you could probably push the sensitivity up to 1600 and still get reasonable results.
I suggest getting out and making some trial shots under the shooting conditions well before the event.
I suggest getting out and making some trial shots under the shooting conditions well before the event.
Aug 8, 2015 08:02:59 #
OddJobber wrote:
I'm struggling with the idea of a "prom setting" for runners.
:thumbup:
Aug 8, 2015 08:06:58 #
R.G. wrote:
Hi-viz orange or lime won't be a problem, but anyt... (show quote)
From your avatar I can only surmise that you are positively vain, and that is as positive as we can get! Happy Vanity, and keep up the good work.
Aug 8, 2015 08:23:02 #
Philipschmitten wrote:
yeah they will be wearing glo in the dark items
Please define "glo in the dark". Do you mean reflective, as most runners wear at night, or actual glo in the dark, which requires blacklight (UV) to make the color pop? The two would require different techniques and lighting for best effect.
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