Being I am new I don't know if this is the right place to ask this but I found this picture from a pro and I was wondering how he got the light to shine like that.
It's a particular filter on the lens called a star effect filter. They're available with different quantities of points (two to eight, from what a quick scan of B&H's selection seems to be). An example can be found here.
Being I am new I don't know if this is the right place to ask this but I found this picture from a pro and I was wondering how he got the light to shine like that.
If you have time to experiment, practice messing with the shutter speed settings. I got some nice lense flares without any filters while shooting candles and sunsets on my own just by messig with the shutter speed.
Granted, the candle pictures were at a MUCH slower shutter speed than my sunset ones (or that you could work with on a portrait). You can get lucky and get some nice flare, but they of course won't turn out like the ones with the filters.
Being I am new I don't know if this is the right place to ask this but I found this picture from a pro and I was wondering how he got the light to shine like that.
welcome to d/grin naenae. i have removed the photo that you identified as being someone elses. We are carefull here with copywrite issues in reproducing others work without their permission.
Please feel free to simply put a link back into your post leading to the photo.
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If you have time to experiment, practice messing with the shutter speed settings. I got some nice lense flares without any filters while shooting candles and sunsets on my own just by messig with the shutter speed.
Granted, the candle pictures were at a MUCH slower shutter speed than my sunset ones (or that you could work with on a portrait). You can get lucky and get some nice flare, but they of course won't turn out like the ones with the filters.
Please feel free to simply put a link back into your post leading to the photo.
Tks gus