 Jennifer Young |
Suggestions for a campfire shoot Hi there! I'm photographing a family of four in a few weeks and they mentioned they'd like some shots of them hanging out around the fire. I'm looking for some suggestions as to how to approach this. Should I do it as the sun goes down, or am I better off waiting till it's darker? Should I try to use fill flash? It's a family I've worked with before and they would be patient with me experimenting a bit but I want to at least go in with a plan. I don't have any experience shooting in this kind of light. Any suggestions are appreciated - thanks!
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
Wait till very late evening. You won't have a lot of time, but I'd do it from sunset to the time the sun is below the horizon but still makes the sky colored. You can do it when it's completely dark, but you're going to need flash either way, and the flash with complete darkness in the background isn't a great-looking scene. You'll need flash for the people and a slow shutter speed for the fire. You can get flames to show well with shutter speeds like 1/15, but you need shutter speeds a lot slower to try to light somebody with the light from the flames.
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- Carlton Ward Contact Carlton Ward Carlton Ward's Gallery |
Hi Jennifer, I agree with Gregory and would add that if it is a late-afternoon shoot and there is still some sunlight coming through the trees, you can put a little water on the fire and create some smoke to catch the sun streaks/smoke as a backdrop to the family. Just an idea I thought you may like to try at the end of the shoot. I would opt for a late afternoon shoot rather than a night shoot because the overall exposure would be much less contrasting. my .02 Carlton
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