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Posted in experimental, lighting, Photography on May 22nd, 2011
My attempt at light-painting…. Nikon D3 on tripod, WB set to 5880K, ISO 100, 35mm f/2.8 MF lens, manual exposure set to 1/8 sec at f/22 in a semi darkened room, used a normal flashlight [with a tight beam] to selectively light-paint the pieces in a horizontal motion with the light; and then a quick circular [...]
Posted in Amman Rashid, DIY, flash, lighting, Nikon, Photography, Strobist, Wireless on Mar 24th, 2010
Volunteered to shoot some hand-made jewelry for a catalog and as promotional material for a friend. Never have done “product photography” so this is a first. Made a DIY light-box with a cardboard carton, with 3 cutouts [one each on either side and one on top] with translucent white paper taped over the cutouts. Inner [...]
Posted in flash, lighting, nature, Photography, Strobist, Wireless on Dec 8th, 2009
A book I picked up back in the mid ’90s changed the way I saw and photographed subjects in nature [flowers, plants, insects and also landscapes]. After having read and re-read this book, it was John Shaw’s “Closeups In Nature” I went on to his “Landscapes Photography“, “Nature Photography Field Guide“, “Focus On Nature” and “Complete Guide [...]
Posted in experimental, lighting, Natraj, Photography on May 26th, 2009
Experimenting with a cool white-balance and warm light source to simulate evening sunlight at a really slow shutter speed to help blur and burn-in the background ambient light. Worked pretty well. Would like to do some portraits [real people] with a similar lighting setup and even move and shake the camera a bit more than [...]
Posted in Bangladesh, Dhaka, Fish, natural light on Aug 10th, 2008
This should have been a really nice shot! The Shutki / Chutki-traders [Dried fish trader] store was really interesting [and did I mention that it stank to high-heavens? yes I did], the trader had a nice face to photograph, the light was nice but low….Instead of taking my time I shot at high ISO and slow [...]