Ethereal Flow
I've had this idea kicking around for a while now, I just needed someone to help me with it. Fortunately I have an awesome mom that volunteered to help. I used ...
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I've had this idea kicking around for a while now, I just needed someone to help me with it. Fortunately I have an awesome mom that volunteered to help. I used a really powerful flash light to back light the trees and for the blue stream I used a wand that I made from a bunch of cheap LED lights from the dollar store attached to a piece of wood and covered with streamers I made from tissue paper. (to soften the lights)I should also mention this was made from multiple exposures that I combined with my usual time-stack technique. (using the lighten layer-blending mode in photoshop)
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Location
I shot this photo in a small conservation area jsut outside of my home town in Bath, Ontario, Canada.Time
Since I was light painting, I started the shoot just after dark.Lighting
I wanted to back light the trees to make them stand out and to light the rest of the scene a little. I also made a "light wand" to paint the stream of water. It was a piece of doweling with a bunch of blue and white L.E.D's along it and white streamers (strands of thin paper)to diffuse the L.E.D's.Equipment
I used a Canon EOS 60D with a Tamron 10-24mm lens. A Manfrotto tripod, a large, powerful flashlight to back light the trees, and a stick of blue and white L.E.D's to paint the stream of water.Inspiration
I've been experimenting with light painting for a few years now, and I wanted to try playing with the environment more, to incorporate it into the mix. I know this area fairly well, and I thought this would be the perfect place to add a stream with some interesting lighting.Editing
This image was created from several different long exposures. I did my usual post processing in photoshop, colour balance, contrast, levels, etc. Then I merged the photos together using the lighten layer-blending mode in photoshop.In my camera bag
A Canon EOS 60D, a Tamron 10-24mm and 18-270mm lens, a Canon 50mm lens, Various filters and adapters - ND, CP, IR, lens cleaning supplies, extra batteries and SD cards, shutter remote, lens heater.Feedback
Experiment with different lights and figure out how they look with different camera settings. Planning the shot before hand is usually helpful and makes shooting a little quicker, but you can also wing it and come up with some great stuff. Use a strong light to get your shot framed they way you want. Do several takes so you can pick the best ones to combine in post.
