Hi all
I've always been fascinated with some of the shots people have posted on here using this technique
And tonight I tried giving it a go myself, with disastrous results. I looked at a few online tutorials, but they all say the obvious, long exposure (10-30 seconds) and point the light source at the camera and draw away
So I used 20 seconds exposure time, used my mini LED torch yet they turned out absolutely rubbish. My whole room appeared lit up for a start even though it was pitch black, the light trails themselves seemed fine, but the rest of it was horrible. Then I tried drawing lights around objects, to give the forcefield effect, and just couldn't get that working. I'm assuming it was because I wasn't pointing the torch at the camera, but then how has everyone else done it?
Finally, I have a few ideas for shots I want to do, which would involve firing the flash first then doing the exposure, I can't find the setting for this on my camera (500D), or is it literally 2 different shots merged in photoshop when people do it?
I did want to ask more but have forgotten them since starting the post, so basically any tips/techniques you have for getting the best shot possible when using light trails, I'd really like to hear them. As always your help is greatly appreciated
Cheers guys
I've always been fascinated with some of the shots people have posted on here using this technique
And tonight I tried giving it a go myself, with disastrous results. I looked at a few online tutorials, but they all say the obvious, long exposure (10-30 seconds) and point the light source at the camera and draw away
So I used 20 seconds exposure time, used my mini LED torch yet they turned out absolutely rubbish. My whole room appeared lit up for a start even though it was pitch black, the light trails themselves seemed fine, but the rest of it was horrible. Then I tried drawing lights around objects, to give the forcefield effect, and just couldn't get that working. I'm assuming it was because I wasn't pointing the torch at the camera, but then how has everyone else done it?
Finally, I have a few ideas for shots I want to do, which would involve firing the flash first then doing the exposure, I can't find the setting for this on my camera (500D), or is it literally 2 different shots merged in photoshop when people do it?
I did want to ask more but have forgotten them since starting the post, so basically any tips/techniques you have for getting the best shot possible when using light trails, I'd really like to hear them. As always your help is greatly appreciated
Cheers guys
