{"id":2935,"date":"2024-06-20T15:54:41","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T15:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/?p=2935"},"modified":"2024-06-20T15:54:41","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T15:54:41","slug":"light-painting-at-carlton-studios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/light-painting-at-carlton-studios\/","title":{"rendered":"Light Painting at Carlton Studios"},"content":{"rendered":"

Outdoor photoshoots in the wintertime are challenging. The Scottish weather is even less predictable than during the summer. The cold temperatures don’t help either.<\/p>\n

It is easier to shoot indoors during that time of year. Some locations in Edinburgh or Glasgow offer good production value, but the fees can be outside a client’s budget.<\/p>\n

A while back, I collaborated with guitarist Cam Ferguson. The best available location that December for Cam was a rehearsal studio in Glasgow. An ordinary location to say the least.<\/p>\n

\"Guitarist
I started with a vertical composition because I knew I was going to fill the top part of the frame with light rays.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is where light painting and Photoshop can come to the rescue. Light painting allows me to create a mood and drama. I use an LED light torch and light the scene frame by frame during two-second exposures. I combine the many frames later in Photoshop to create my final image.<\/p>\n

\"Guitarist
I wanted to include the drum kit in at least one image. Drums look great when light painted.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Two seconds give me enough time to light an object or face and is short enough not to require a pitch-dark location. It’s easy to determine if the place is dark enough. I take a two-second exposure with my chosen aperture and I look at the back of the camera to check I have a pure black frame. Voila! In the case of the rehearsal studio with no windows to the outside and the lights off, it was plenty dark indeed.<\/p>\n

\"Guitarist
One of the drawbacks of a small space is that the opportunities for different compositions are relatively limited. For my last light painting setup I wanted to frame Cam with the drum kit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After I put the light paintings together, I added some atmosphere in Photoshop. A while back I got a smoke machine, but the problem with such a device is that I cannot control where the smoke ends up. It’s much easier to add the atmosphere later in post-production. One has total control and the results are believable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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