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Glass fire

Aptus-II 6

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ISO 50 Shutter 9/10

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Dec, 2015

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This was part of a photoshoot that was part of a Tim Burton theme.

I found a piano at this wedding and thought this would be cool

Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken in a studio. A controlled environment where it would be safe working with fire. This image was taken all in camera.

Time

This was taken in the afternoon. The process took hours to get the one shot.

Lighting

The lighting was done with 2 hot lights with colored gels. I used one strobe for a fill light and I also brought in some white cards to bounce the light off.

Equipment

This was taken with one of my favorite cameras, a 4x5 old camera. This way I could control the focus points. A 50mm lens was used and a heavy duty tripod. Hot lights and a strobe

Inspiration

What inspired me to shot this image was that I have always been intrigued on how to stop fire in an image with out it drowning out the other objects. This shot was done with many shots, the trial and err method, Lighting the fires, resetting the fallen glasses, relighting the fire till I got the one shot. Many many hours fo work

Editing

I am very proud to say this had no editing to it. It came out of the camera this way.

In my camera bag

I carrie two cameras with me most of the time. I always have a 100 macro, and 24-70 and of course 70-200. I carrie one to two lights with me. You never know when you will need a fill light.

Feedback

My advice to others when trying something like this image is to plan before you attempt. And please plan a lot of time. These kind of shots take time. And the last thing is to be safe. Have a fire extinguisher, it my come in handy.

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Glass fire

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