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02/21/2012 04:33:19 PM · #1 |
All Photos were by me and my Uncle and his partner made the music. What do you guys think?
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02/21/2012 04:52:10 PM · #2 |
Spectacular!!!!! OMG, that's really amazing. That last shot with the lightning... seriously?!
Can you tell us about the shoot? How long did it take? Did you organize the location of the planes or where they stationary? What was your lighting set-up? INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW! |
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02/21/2012 05:42:48 PM · #3 |
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02/21/2012 06:26:22 PM · #4 |
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02/21/2012 08:32:16 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by tanguera:
Spectacular!!!!! OMG, that's really amazing. That last shot with the lightning... seriously?!
Can you tell us about the shoot? How long did it take? Did you organize the location of the planes or where they stationary? What was your lighting set-up? INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW! |
+1 Amazing!
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02/22/2012 05:35:57 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by tanguera:
Spectacular!!!!! OMG, that's really amazing. That last shot with the lightning... seriously?!
Can you tell us about the shoot? How long did it take? Did you organize the location of the planes or where they stationary? What was your lighting set-up? INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW! |
Thanks Guys and Gals, I am a photographer at the AAM and took these over a few years... I have 10X the amount of night shots that you see here but the music was not long enough for them all. This was just a few. Here is how I took a few of the shots although I did also shoot HDR and other techniques but these three are the main ways I shoot aviation. I hope this helps
There are 3 different ways I flash
1-Non Tripod Off camera
Using a flash (in my case 2) off camera and set the camera below 250th of a second (some rebels require 200th of a second). Previously I was using optically triggered flashes but recently I ordered radio poppers that do the job as well.
Here two flashes were at 45 degrees on tripods
Here I did the same thing but looking at the nose you can see the off camera flash was off and the two flashes were at a 45 degree forward of the nose.
(TIP!) Anytime you see a persons picture, look in their eyes to see if there was a flash, soft-box or umbrella used. Eyes DO NOT LIE.
2-Long Exposure
This is easy, open the shutter and run around....the longer the shutter open the more ambient light seeps in. This is where people see me running around the ramp like an idiot getting winded.
as you can see there is a background on both the above images as it took a min or two to keep the shutter open. The longer your open the brighter the surroundings... You can usually control this if it is dark enough by running faster or leaving the shutter open longer. During Airshow, I am not a fan of this method...nor is my feet or heart.
3-sync speed to kill the backround and make it black
Last but not least....my latest fun, with the radio poppers and photoshop!!
In this example I walk around (NICE AND SLOW) while using the radio trigger on the flash, my camera and one in my hand to trigger both. Camera set to 250th of a second I walk around the aircraft and Pop it over and over. The AAM was in the backround of both of these images but I can easily kill the lights in the backround of the AAM by using the fast sync... (that was a composite of over 20 images to make one) then I merged it with an HDR to bring out the AAM
Below is the tutorial on how I did it with photoshop
Video Click Here!
This second one I did an HDR and used it as the first image
I love to Flash, it is fun. I also like using my flashes in photography, that is fun too! Please comment or ask questions so I can see if anyone is really interested or if I am just wasting my time and I would be better off playing battlefield 3. |
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02/22/2012 06:45:06 AM · #7 |
| Well, I'm relieved to learn this is a compilation of many years, and not just one recent shoot. Was beginning to feel like a slacker. Thank you SO much for sharing how you did this. I have always wanted to try light painting, and this has definitely inspired me. |
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02/22/2012 06:48:37 AM · #8 |
Loved this! What a beautiful selection of photographs, brilliantly displayed. Loved it!
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02/22/2012 06:51:01 AM · #9 |
| This is great stuff! I was such a military aviation buff in my youth, this brings back memories. :) You even saved my favorite aircraft for last. :) |
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