Focus On Lighting Photos Focus on the Fundamentals.pdf

Okay, We Want to shoot a picture of
something that isn’t holding still. Sometimes
we want to freeze everything. To
do that, we can just use a really fast
shutter speed. We have to compensate
for the faster shutter speed either by
opening up our f-stop or by increasing
our ISO. Often, though, we want to
capture some (or a lot!) of that motion.
A bit of motion
In the image at left on page 166 is a clearcut
example of the second case. Who would
ever want to photograph fireworks without
motion? The only piece of equipment we need
beyond the camera is a tripod. (Okay, some
Chapter 9: Motion
photographers are better than others at leaning
on something static and holding acceptably
still, but “acceptably” is subjective—better
photographers are tougher judges on what is
acceptable.) The only light was provided by the
fireworks and the jetty lights. There is no one
right exposure setting for this type of image.
You’ll have to experiment with the shutter
speed and the f-stop to get the exposure right
and freeze the fireworks as much as suits you.
In the photo of the dancer (page 166),
we have a dancer jumping. In this case,
the photographer used white seamless as
a background. A flash was camera right.
No reflector or additional light was used.
Despite all the times we usually try to lighten,
soften, or minimize a shadow, sometimes it
can be an active part of the image.
Motion
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