Nina Grandon
(K=16) - Comment Date 12/10/2004
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Nina Grandon
(K=16) - Comment Date 12/10/2004
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Peace
(K=1453) - Comment Date 12/10/2004
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Here is some basic tips, , may be you already knows them ...
1-If you want the subject looks dark, stand against the light, and the subject between you and the light,
2-If you want the subject looks soft, let the light comes from the side,
3-If you want it to looks bright, stand in front of it, let the sun or the light source behind you , so you are between the light and the thing you are photograph,
Hope that is useful
Thanks
Peace
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Nour El Refai
(K=12481) - Comment Date 12/11/2004
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If the light comes in front of you, you could use Back-light, or hit a flash, so the camera will collect the minimum amout of light
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pan g.
(K=16899) - Comment Date 4/20/2005
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Hello Nina. A few tips about lightning photography.
You know it is a little hit and miss thing so you have to experiment a lot.If it is night photography what you're after, photographing lighning at night is relatively easy.You put your camera on a tripod you set your shutter speed at "B" , set the aperture somewhere between wide open and f8 and you leave the shutter open for let's say 1 minute. That's something that varies according the film you use and the aperture, so you have to try many times before you can achieve the desired results.But you have the advantage of keeping the shutter open for a long time which means that you'll probably catch a lightning.
Shooting a lightning during daytime is pretty much the same but you have to consider that since ther is still light available you won't have the luxury of keeping the shutter open for a long time.Close the aperture as much as it gets (f/16-f.22).If still the shutter speed that you get is not slow enough (and probably won't) then place some ND filters (neutral density (the come in many flavours)) and a polirazer. If you're using a zoom lens, zoom a little as some vigneting might occure in the wide extreme of the lens.It would also be a good idea to use slow film that will give you slower shutter speeds. Also remember that for speeds slower that 1 sec there is the reciprocity failure law which means that you have to compensate with more exposure. For example give 1/2 stop for 1-10 sec exposure and 1 stop for exposures between 10 sec - 30 sec and so on.
Take care and be carefull. Hope this helped.
Pan.
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Patrick Ziegler
(K=21797) - Comment Date 5/2/2005
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Nina:
I understand, L I G H T N I N G....
Lol...
I haven't actualy done it but it is on my list of things to do.
I think I will try Selecting an apature say f/11 or smaller. Perhaps try at differnt apatures down to f/22 or even smaller.
Then, find an area of the sky where lightning is occuring regelalrly. put you camera on a tripod, set focus to infinity, Use the Bulb mode on the shutter. Wait for a moment when it is dark, ( get away fram any ambient light such as steet lighting etc.. ) OPen the shutter and wait for a strike. When the stike is over release the shutter and let close.
You might even be able to rig up some kind of viewfinder that is not through the lens ( an old toilet paper roll mounted to the top of the camera so you can look through to see if the strike happens with in the frame )
Let me know how it goes....
Should work.
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Michael Kanemoto
(K=22115) - Comment Date 5/6/2005
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Nina:
As you post more and more photos more and more of us will tell you how to make them better. Over time you will collect lots of tips.
To photograph lighting:
Do not stand near any tall metal or open spaces where you could get struck.
You will have to guess where the lightning will come from, so you have to wait until there is a big storm. You will have to wear lots of waterproof cloting and use a big umbrella to keep the water off of your camera. Or you can take pictures through an open car window.
Basically you will have to use a tripod or find a way to keep the camera from shaking and take a very long exposure (about a half second). You have to guess, and when the lightning does strike you will have photographed it!
You should use a digital camera because most of the photos you try during lightning will not work and you can erase them right away.
It is very frustrating and difficult, but when it works and you get lucky it is a wonderful feeling.
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Patrick Ziegler
(K=21797) - Comment Date 5/9/2005
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Nina:
I don't recomend using an umbrella during a lightning storm...
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David Morris
(K=1404) - Comment Date 5/17/2005
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Something that helps me. . . have a small notebook and pen with you when you shoot. After you make your photo, write down the frame number, exposure time, f/stop, time of day, weather conditions (cloudy, rain, overcast, bright sun, etc.). When your photos come back from the lab, you can go back to your notebook and look at the pictures and see what effect everything had on them. Soon you will find that you are able to look at a scene and guess what you will need to do to capture what you see. It won't be a dead on guess, but it will be a pretty good starting point.
Also, use your tripod when ever possible, if you don't have a tripod, Get one. A tripod is one of the most underused pieces of camera equipment.
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rusty t
(K=23) - Comment Date 6/23/2005
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You might have seen this, but here is just in case http://www.lightningphotography.com/tips.html.
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