Healing hand
Jun, 2012Views
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Coomanator
July 14, 2012
This is an awsome shot. Love the lighting, you can feel the water. Congratulations on the feature. Added as favorite...
GBloniarz
July 14, 2012
One of the more uniquely interesting subject matters! Brilliant perception! Jerry
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Emerald_Wake
July 14, 2012
great detail, concept+++ congratulations
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Behind The Lens
Location
In Sydney, in a classroom with my students.Time
Early afternoon indoors.Lighting
The room was darkened by closing the blinds, the sole light source was a Carousel slide projector used as a backlight.Equipment
The Canon 350D was mounted on a tripod, a medium shutter speed was used to get the motion blur of the water spray particles. An assistant sprayed water mist from behind the subject's hand.Inspiration
This was a demonstration to my students about creative lighting, the use of backlight and the simple equipment that can be used.Editing
Only minor shadow highlight recovery was used in Photoshop to optimize the contrast.In my camera bag
A couple of DSLR bodies and a few lenses. A portrait lens, a macro and a wide range zoom usually. I shoot with Nikon, Canon, Panasonic and Pentax.Feedback
This techniques requires a bit of planning, but can use only very basic equipment. A camera mounted on a tripod with a kit lens will do, focus close on the hand, use strong backlight against a dark background. This can be outdoors with low sun and a shady backdrop. For more control, use an environment where you can control the light better. A single focussed light source such as slide projector is ideal. Use a water spray bottle but avoid the electrical equipment and camera. Experiment, bracket your exposures for optimum contrast and expose for the highlights. A shutter speed between 1/60 and 1/125 sec will give good results with the water drops, enjoy and have fun!
