Underground graffiti ( 56k killer )

Arvan

saturday night me and a friend went out for some cool graffiti photos. It was very hard to shoot these walls because of the wet weather and the moist air and walls, combined with the high glossy/metallic spraypaint many artists use.
But it gave me some quality time learning my flash better .

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14. Fake HDR because i couldnt save this image. way to dark so i had to do this. Lucky me it isnt straight so the angle kinda ruins it abit.

NeilL

Nice to see these, Arvan. Thanks. My favorites are #10 & #12.

Arvan

NeilL wrote:

Nice to see these, Arvan. Thanks. My favorites are #10 & #12.

Yes i like them to. This is an amazing place. Im going back there for more session i tell you

Hope it will be a bit more dry at that time. Perhaps snow?

1pocket

#10 stands out. The rest to me are just kind of like mugshots of Graffiti, there isn't enough of the 'photographer's eye' to set them apart from the ordinary -- even though it is extraordinary graffiti.

Thanks for sharing

Arvan

1pocket wrote:

#10 stands out. The rest to me are just kind of like mugshots of Graffiti, there isn't enough of the 'photographer's eye' to set them apart from the ordinary -- even though it is extraordinary graffiti.

Thanks for sharing

Hey. Im glad that you took a look and gave me some coments. But i must make this clear. This pictures are not ment to be superoutstanding and creative. Just wanted to share a bit of street from my hometown . For me the pics just are mugshots as you said. But that´s the point.

schmoo

Arvan, your town really does have some first-rate graffiti art!

Documenting them underground seems quite tricky, Indeed. While I'd like to see them square on, I understand the flash probably bounces off the paint in an unpleasant way.

Any thoughts of off-camera lighting for that? Maybe that's a bit overkill!

Arvan

schmoo wrote:

Arvan, your town really does have some first-rate graffiti art!

Documenting them underground seems quite tricky, Indeed. While I'd like to see them square on, I understand the flash probably bounces off the paint in an unpleasant way.

Any thoughts of off-camera lighting for that? Maybe that's a bit overkill!

its pitch black in the hoods so offcamera lightning would be nice indeed..But i don´t have the gear for it .

Maby il do some captures during the day next time im home for christmas. And the bounce of the flash...was a pure hell i tried everything..Just not did the trick.

NeilL

Arvan wrote:

its pitch black in the hoods so offcamera lightning would be nice indeed..But i don´t have the gear for it .

Maby il do some captures during the day next time im home for christmas. And the bounce of the flash...was a pure hell i tried everything..Just not did the trick.

You mention "hood"...What about the kind of hood that goes over a flash to diffuse the light? Or reflecting the light back onto the subject from a white or coloured surface (umbrella)? Incident light from a diffuse source like that should lessen the problem. Did you try several light sources, not just one, together lighting the subject? Did you try a filter?

Arvan

NeilL wrote:

You mention "hood"...What about the kind of hood that goes over a flash to diffuse the light? Or reflecting the light back onto the subject from a white or coloured surface (umbrella)? Incident light from a diffuse source like that should lessen the problem. Did you try several light sources, not just one, together lighting the subject? Did you try a filter?

I used an omnibounce. That and the flash is the only things i have for shooting in the dark. But the thing is that you can´t bounce the light onto anything. It´s just open walls with no surroundings. Direct flash on the walls did not do the trick. Thats why all of em are from the side. No filter was used, cause i don´t have any

NeilL

Arvan wrote:

I used an omnibounce. That and the flash is the only things i have for shooting in the dark. But the thing is that you can´t bounce the light onto anything. It´s just open walls with no surroundings. Direct flash on the walls did not do the trick. Thats why all of em are from the side. No filter was used, cause i don´t have any

I'd try using, together, a number of relatively lower intensity light sources at different positions across the subject. A number of strength adjustable slave flashes, for example, or just a few torches with beams suitably diffused.

Arvan

NeilL wrote:

I'd try using, together, a number of relatively lower intensity light sources at different positions across the subject. A number of strength adjustable slave flashes, for example, or just a few torches with beams suitably diffused.

So wouldi neilL if i had the equipment for it