 Richard W. Wyeth |
How to shoot a Fire Breather Hi, Can anyone help me with a project I have been asked to help with. I have someone who wants some promitional shots. She is a fire eater / breather. How is this best shot? What is the best shutter speed to use, exposure time etc.. to ensure I get the fire detail. I've never tried to shoot something like this before so am unsure onhow to set up my camera for best results. I use a Canon 350D if that helps. Any advice welcome. Many Thanks Richard.
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Jagadeesh Andrew Owens |
Try "Photographer's Handbook" by Jon Hedgecoe. I have it at home, and their is a section in there on food photos, with a whole page dedicated to flambaying (sp?) where the capture of the flames is crucial.
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Terry R. Hatfield |
What You Want To Do Would Be Make Two Images, Expose For The Fire In The First Image, Depending On The Brightness Of The Flames You Should Compensate With A -Ev Of Sometimes -5.0, Practice On The Proper Exposure For The Fire First And Use Around A F11 Aperture To Start With. Then Make The Image Of The Person Properly Exposed And Then Combine Them In Your Photo Program, Use A Tripod To Avoid Any Camera Shake And Keep The Person In The Same Position, Watch Out For Distracting Backgrounds To Richard...
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Josh Hudson |
There is no reason to be so involved. Just drag shutter. Get an exposure for your fire breather and then slow down your shutter by two speeds. If you are using flash and the setting is 1/125 sec at f/5.6, take the relative exposure over to 1/60 at f/8. Then open up two more speeds to 1/15. The flash will freeze your subject, while the flames will get extra exposure to show up well and some really neat fluid effects. This is the same technique you want to use in event photography in a hall or a church. The flash exposes and freezes the subjects, but the extra time allows for the rest of the darkened room to get some more light and make things look beautiful.
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