Therefore, I ran the photos through Topaz DeNoise AI before doing anything else. The band, after all, might print some large posters. Although there wasn’t that much noise, I wanted to make sure that the images were clean. The photos were relatively straightforward to process since they were all single exposures. They loved that and wanted to keep it because they wanted the photos to look “extra weird.” Mission accomplished. I pointed out how their face was sharp where the flash had illuminated them, but a little blurry on the other side. After all, I was popping a flash at them! Despite counting down, we did get a few photos where one person’s eyes were closed. Part of this was that they wanted to make sure that their eyes weren’t closed. Of course, the band kept wanting to check out the photos. And I wanted to keep moving so I would minimize my chances of showing up in the photo. Fun!Īs a bonus, running kept me warm and gave me some exercise, even while photographing on a winter night! But of course, I also had to finish my lighting within 30 seconds as well.
Then after that, I ran over and stood in back of each of them for several seconds, shining a red light so that it would produce eerie shadows as well.
Taken with the Rokinon 12mm f/2.8 fisheye lens.ĭuring one of the fisheye photos, I did all of the above. And run around I did! Adding color and shadowsįisheye night portrait in Joshua Tree National Park, CA with some extra backlighting in red for good measure. I also had a Viola Luxli LED panel packed and ready to go, but I never needed to use it. I used two handheld lights, the Nikon SB-600 Speedlight and the ProtoMachines LED2 handheld light painting device. Sometimes, when people ask what I do as a night photographer, I tell them, “I run around in the dark waving lights.” It’s actually reasonably accurate. I then triggered the camera with a Vello Shutterboss II wired intervalometer ( Pentax users, you can use the Canon Sub Mini Connection / Nikon with DC2 connection). For weirder fisheye angles, I used the Nikon D750 with a Rokinon 12mm f/2.8 fisheye lens. I chose this lens for its clarity and general flexibility with its wider focal range than my ultra wide-angle lens. I had the Pentax K-1 with a Pentax 28-105mm f/3.5-5.6 lens. I positioned the two musicians and focused on them. And it would “freeze” them so there would be less blur. Also, this way, I wouldn’t pop a flash right in their face. I decided that I would illuminate them using a handheld Nikon SB-600 Speedlight from the side, popping the flash manually. I really wanted the band to pop out of the photo and have a three-dimensional quality to them. Taken with the Rokinon 12mm f/2.8 fisheye lens. This would allow me to be able to run around and illuminate the scene from several different areas while the camera shutter was open! Excellent!įisheye night portrait in Joshua Tree National Park, CA. Otherwise, I could have done a quicker exposure, such as 10 or 15 seconds. The band said that they wanted a little bit of blur so it would look a bit strange. But it would create enough light sensitivity so I could get a decent exposure, even at an aperture of f/8.
#NIKON FHASH ISO#
ISO 800 still does not produce very much noise, certainly not with the Pentax K-1 or Nikon D750. To do this, I figured I would use an ISO of 800. It illuminates much of the surrounding area and is perfect for light painting.īecause the band would need to stand still, I decided to photograph with a 30-second exposure instead of 2 or 3-minute exposures.
#NIKON FHASH FULL#
Deciding on the camera settingsĪs those of you who read my articles know, I love to photograph near a full moon. I also love the way they “smear” during long exposure photographs. They add a lot of texture and interest to photos. Cloudy with a chance of weirdnessĪfter a delicious lunch at Pie for the People in Yucca Valley, we drove into Joshua Tree National Park, one of my favorite places for night photography.Īlthough the weather forecasts called for extremely cloudy skies, we were happy to find out that it was only partially cloudy. We chose Joshua Tree National Park for its strange landscape. He wanted some night photos that looked, well, like my photos. I was contacted by electronic/psychedelic band Bloomfield Machine, a band masterminded by Brian Kassan, who has also created music with Chewy Marble and The Wondermints. I’ll describe how I went about photographing these surreal images. I created otherworldly night portraits of a musical group during a winter evening in the California desert.
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