These photos are incredibly easy to shoot. In fact, I'm almost embarrassed that I put them up. Anyway, here's how I did the first picture:
I used a simple clamp light for the lighting. I taped a piece of paper to keep the light from spreading out too much.
I did the shots in a darkened room. It was easier to put the light on the floor and point it up rather than place it high and point it down. As a result I had to shoot the arms "upside down". I shot the downward arm while lying on my back
I then cut and pasted the photos into a new image file. I first cropped out any unwanted parts and rotated the photos so the arms lined up.
filled in the background:
converted to black and white (you can use any method):
rotated, cropped, and adjusted the brightness and contrast (I used 30% dodge):
The second picture was pretty much the same method, except I used a flash.
The third picture was the easiest. I place a halogen desk lamp under the tripod and pointed it at a blank wall. I set the timer on the camera, fired the shutter and stood in front of the wall doing shadow puppets. Then I cropped and converted to black and white. I added a burn layer to darken the shadow.
I really like the first one! It gives a sense of interaction between two. The viewer can try to guess if the interaction is love, assistance, whatever. It is very well done - the lighting and B&W compliment it. It's a thought and feeling provoking shot.
The 2nd shot arouses negative feelings for me, probably because it implies violence.
Nice shots and a nice tutorial!! It shows once again that you don't need a fancy camera to create compelling images. All you need is some good lighting and a little creativity.
I agree 100%. Thanks dkoyanagi...welcome to the asylum. Oh wait...that's a different forum.Welcome to da grin!
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hmmm... would you mind a little detail on your technique... this looks like fun
# 2 and 3 are my favs
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I used a simple clamp light for the lighting. I taped a piece of paper to keep the light from spreading out too much.
I did the shots in a darkened room. It was easier to put the light on the floor and point it up rather than place it high and point it down. As a result I had to shoot the arms "upside down". I shot the downward arm while lying on my back
I then cut and pasted the photos into a new image file. I first cropped out any unwanted parts and rotated the photos so the arms lined up.
filled in the background:
converted to black and white (you can use any method):
rotated, cropped, and adjusted the brightness and contrast (I used 30% dodge):
The second picture was pretty much the same method, except I used a flash.
The third picture was the easiest. I place a halogen desk lamp under the tripod and pointed it at a blank wall. I set the timer on the camera, fired the shutter and stood in front of the wall doing shadow puppets. Then I cropped and converted to black and white. I added a burn layer to darken the shadow.
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www.flickr.com/photos/dkoyanagi/
I really like the first one! It gives a sense of interaction between two. The viewer can try to guess if the interaction is love, assistance, whatever. It is very well done - the lighting and B&W compliment it. It's a thought and feeling provoking shot.
The 2nd shot arouses negative feelings for me, probably because it implies violence.
The 3rd
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I'd play with the framing, but that's the area where you can never have a single opinion:-)
Thanks for sharing!
I agree 100%. Thanks dkoyanagi...welcome to the asylum. Oh wait...that's a different forum. Welcome to da grin!
"The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over."-Hunter S.Thompson
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