To maintain the great depth-of-field needed, I had to use two 800 Watt second White Lightnings to control contrast. I also used Tungsten gels to match the lights from the incandescent lights. White Balance was set for Tungsten for this particular picture. Â I also tested it with White Balance set on Daylight. Since I shoot JPEG and RAW most of the time, this really wasn’t necessary. I like to experiment to see which gives better results in various situaions. Â My camera was on a tripod and stopped down to f22. I used the self-timer since I didn’t have my cable or remote to trip the shuttter.
If you create any sort of content especially if it’s something you can digitize, you probaby want to pay attention to this case of Associated Press stringer Mannie Garcia vs. Shepard Fairey.
Artist Shepard Fairey who colorized a picture which photographer Manny took of President Obama has sued Associated Press. Exactly why I’m not sure. It’s baffling for sure.
Until now, my discussions have been confined to just using one flash.
As you progress in your technical abilities, you will find you might like having a 2nd flash.
When you use a low shutter speed, you are actually using 3 lights sources: the 2 flash units and the ambient or available light. If you are working at night, you have 2.
The picture above was taken at CALTrans’s traffic monitoring center (California Transportation).Using at 28mm lens, I metered the scene, decided on ISO 400, 1/8 sec @ f11. The flash that’s hidden between the monitor was set to give me f11. It was triggered by wireless Quantum radio slave.
The Ol’ Control Room/Nerve Center
The picture above of a control room is fairly common these days. Gone are the old chalkboards and other “analog†displays, this picture could be the setting for a casino’s security center, or any hub for communication.
In this situation,  camera shake will be a factor because you will have to use a slow shutter speed to allow the lighting in the room to “burn in†or record on your camera’s sensors. Continue reading Location Lighting Part 2→
Photo tips from a creative Southern California photographer
