Comments on: How I Shot It – Kazumura Cave http://digital-photography-school.com/how-i-shot-it-kazumura-cave Discover how to use your digital camera with our Digital Photography Tips. We are a community of photographers of all experience levels who come together to learn, share and grow in our understanding of photography. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:49:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Pat Monday http://digital-photography-school.com/how-i-shot-it-kazumura-cave/comment-page-1#comment-75043 Pat Monday Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:49:56 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=9876#comment-75043 Awesome photos, great insight. I appreciate it. That last picture is amazing. Awesome photos, great insight. I appreciate it.

That last picture is amazing.

]]> By: Tatum http://digital-photography-school.com/how-i-shot-it-kazumura-cave/comment-page-1#comment-71506 Tatum Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:00:10 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=9876#comment-71506 I loved reading this. It was wonderful to see your step by step with your mistakes & how to correct them. Made me smile allot. I loved the pics though even if they wernt what you where going for. They were great. I loved reading this. It was wonderful to see your step by step with your mistakes & how to correct them. Made me smile allot. I loved the pics though even if they wernt what you where going for. They were great.

]]> By: Gary W. Sherwin http://digital-photography-school.com/how-i-shot-it-kazumura-cave/comment-page-1#comment-71435 Gary W. Sherwin Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:13:27 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=9876#comment-71435 The URL Should Be: <a href="http://photography.getcloseto.us/CavePhotographyLightPainting/index.html" rel="nofollow">CLICK HERE</a> Second Try! The URL Should Be: CLICK HERE

Second Try!

]]> By: Gary W. Sherwin http://digital-photography-school.com/how-i-shot-it-kazumura-cave/comment-page-1#comment-71434 Gary W. Sherwin Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:10:56 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=9876#comment-71434 An interesting article, but you need to consider your lighting more carefully. Inconsistent lighting direction, and lighting from the direction of the camera flattens surfaces. Forget your flash and invest in a couple of "Dollar Store" C-Cell LED Flash Lights. Mount your camera on a tripod set it for a long exposure (60-sec) and the, while standing out of view of your camera, rapidly shake your flashlight back and forth and up and down to light the areas of the scene you are interested in. You can vary your flash light speed and time spent in various areas to accentuate or darken. Take a look at the images at: <a> Thanks for your encouraging article. Gary[img]http://photography.getcloseto.us/CavePhotographyLightPainting/P4282494-2.jpg[/img]</a> An interesting article, but you need to consider your lighting more carefully. Inconsistent lighting direction, and
lighting from the direction of the camera flattens surfaces. Forget your flash and invest in a couple of “Dollar Store” C-Cell LED Flash Lights. Mount your camera on a tripod set it for a long exposure (60-sec) and the,
while standing out of view of your camera, rapidly shake your flashlight back and forth and up and down to
light the areas of the scene you are interested in. You can vary your flash light speed and time spent in various areas to accentuate or darken. Take a look at the images at:

Thanks for your encouraging article.

GaryP4282494-2.jpg"

]]> By: Brent http://digital-photography-school.com/how-i-shot-it-kazumura-cave/comment-page-1#comment-71377 Brent Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:21:17 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=9876#comment-71377 Hey Peter Great article, thanks for sharing. I do a ton of night work. What I find better than using a flash is to use a constant light source that is enclosed to prevent the camera from seeing the light itself. I use a high powered fluorescent light enclosed in an old olive oil can. This way you can walk around in the scene painting the walls etc. with light and be totally invisible. You then just need to "pop" your main subject with a flash to freeze him and you will get the effect you are after. Flashes are very difficult to control as they create hotspots. The photos here will show you the type of effects you can get from this light painting technique http://www.flickr.com/photos/brentbat/sets/72157614498099373/ If you want more info on the light, just drop me an email. Brent Hey Peter
Great article, thanks for sharing.

I do a ton of night work. What I find better than using a flash is to use a constant light source that is enclosed to prevent the camera from seeing the light itself. I use a high powered fluorescent light enclosed in an old olive oil can. This way you can walk around in the scene painting the walls etc. with light and be totally invisible.

You then just need to “pop” your main subject with a flash to freeze him and you will get the effect you are after.

Flashes are very difficult to control as they create hotspots.

The photos here will show you the type of effects you can get from this light painting technique
http://www.flickr.com/photos/brentbat/sets/72157614498099373/

If you want more info on the light, just drop me an email.

Brent

]]> By: Todd Eddy http://digital-photography-school.com/how-i-shot-it-kazumura-cave/comment-page-1#comment-71145 Todd Eddy Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:53:00 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=9876#comment-71145 Another (more expensive) option is to just have a bunch of speedlights outside the view of the camera, zoomed in on various features, and then just take a 1/60th sec shot. Of course that brings it's own problems like hiding the flashes from the camera, preventing the flash from causing a lens flare, how to light deep into the cave (that could have been accomplished by going to where the silloette is and then placing the flash against the left wall and shouldn't show up in pictures). Still an interesting way of lighting and like the walkthrough on how it was done. Another (more expensive) option is to just have a bunch of speedlights outside the view of the camera, zoomed in on various features, and then just take a 1/60th sec shot. Of course that brings it’s own problems like hiding the flashes from the camera, preventing the flash from causing a lens flare, how to light deep into the cave (that could have been accomplished by going to where the silloette is and then placing the flash against the left wall and shouldn’t show up in pictures). Still an interesting way of lighting and like the walkthrough on how it was done.

]]> By: Jason Collin Photography http://digital-photography-school.com/how-i-shot-it-kazumura-cave/comment-page-1#comment-71076 Jason Collin Photography Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:58:15 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=9876#comment-71076 I will be sure and keep this in mind if I ever find myself having to shoot inside a cave! Caves seem to pose unique challenges. I will be sure and keep this in mind if I ever find myself having to shoot inside a cave! Caves seem to pose unique challenges.

]]> By: sbunting108 http://digital-photography-school.com/how-i-shot-it-kazumura-cave/comment-page-1#comment-71036 sbunting108 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:40:44 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=9876#comment-71036 A Nice step by step tutorial thanks! A Nice step by step tutorial thanks!

]]> By: Adam http://digital-photography-school.com/how-i-shot-it-kazumura-cave/comment-page-1#comment-70984 Adam Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:47:52 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=9876#comment-70984 Wonderful post. Such a really well illustrated and written walkthrough of your trial and error session is not just informative, being a great way to help others seeking the same photo to deal with the same errors, but I found it a pleasure to read, like a good story. Does your flash have a zoom setting? Shooting the flash from off camera would allow you to avoid the silhouettes. I guess you fire it where you have to, to get the light you want... What if you'd stood to the left of your ghost, just out of camera, and fired the flash through some sort of diffuser a couple of times, rotating it... I want to climb into the picture and have a look around and try lighting it myself. That'd be your fault for writing so engagingly... Are you likely to visit the caves again? I feel the itch of a vision not-quite-attained. Wonderful post. Such a really well illustrated and written walkthrough of your trial and error session is not just informative, being a great way to help others seeking the same photo to deal with the same errors, but I found it a pleasure to read, like a good story.

Does your flash have a zoom setting? Shooting the flash from off camera would allow you to avoid the silhouettes. I guess you fire it where you have to, to get the light you want…
What if you’d stood to the left of your ghost, just out of camera, and fired the flash through some sort of diffuser a couple of times, rotating it…
I want to climb into the picture and have a look around and try lighting it myself. That’d be your fault for writing so engagingly…

Are you likely to visit the caves again? I feel the itch of a vision not-quite-attained.

]]> By: Woods http://digital-photography-school.com/how-i-shot-it-kazumura-cave/comment-page-1#comment-70981 Woods Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:35:04 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=9876#comment-70981 It's really nice to have "how I made it to the final shot" explanations. Hope to see that kind of post more often ! I guess you must have thanked Jeff a lot for his patience. :) -- Woods It’s really nice to have “how I made it to the final shot” explanations. Hope to see that kind of post more often !
I guess you must have thanked Jeff a lot for his patience. :)
– Woods

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