Chinese Lanterns
There are so many possibilities photographing Chinese Lanterns. For this image I lit them by placing small globe lights inside them to highlight the veins. ...
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There are so many possibilities photographing Chinese Lanterns. For this image I lit them by placing small globe lights inside them to highlight the veins.
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Location
This shot was taken in my garage, in Stourbridge, West MidlandsTime
I'd just got my gear ready to go out on a shoot when the heavens opened, so I decided on plan B.Lighting
I wanted the room as dark as possible to get the best effect, so the garage was the perfect place.Equipment
I took the shot with my Canon EOS 90D on a tripod, no flash, f8, iso 100, relatively slow shutter speed. I used small battery powered globe lights to light up the inside of the lanterns. If you slice open the lantern and take the seed out you can just fit one in and then hide the wires. The lanterns were actually sat on a black woolley hat, as it was the darkest thing I had to hand!Inspiration
I love Chinese Lanterns, the detail is amazing. I knew I wanted to try and get creative to get a different shot. I like light painting and have built up quite a collection of lights of various kinds, so it was just a case of experimenting to see what worked best.Editing
There's always some post processing involved - I only had Elements 13 at the time, but find it does most of what I need fairly easily. There wasn't much done to this image, just a little tidying up and making sure it sat straight. The final thing is putting a stroke line around it, I think that always finishes off an image nicely.In my camera bag
My EOS 90D is great, I've had it about 18 months now. My go to lens is an 18-135mm, but I've also got a couple of nice primes - 22mm & 50mm and I've just added a 100mm macro which is amazing.Feedback
My advice for this type of image is get creative. Don't think that you always need a flash - have a go with light painting - it might alter your thinking about what's possible.
