Poetry in Motion
This shot may not warrant or deserve the title of "Poetry in Motion", but I really couldn't think of anything else.
This has to be one of my more technical shots as to date. I was able to combine many things I learned through the years of being a self-taught hobbyist photographer from watching YouTube, reading articles, and most of all, experimentation.
One of the shots I really wanted to try and hopefully master is flash repeater or stroboscopic technique. This became more apparent when I got another flash, this time the Nikon Speedlight SB-910, to go along with my 2 Nikon Speedlight SB-600 (my 3rd SB-600 succumbed to severe, yet accidental, water damage).
Thus I thought of being the model (again), and try doing the scroboscopic effect while I was using my dad's Canon AE-1 Program (again) as a prop.
And so, I setup my Nikon D7200 on the Zomei Z699C tripod; I then used the Nikon Wireless Mobile Utility in my Android phone to frame myself and to make sure I was in focus (for the most part, since I am moving during the stroboscopic shot); I set up my Ginto Intervalometer's delay and interval per shot, so I can be at the ready and anticipate the shot when I click on the shutter release; I then set up the flashes, the SB-910 facing towards me from above, the 2 SB-600 behind me facing the wall, and then the Nikon SU-800 Wireless Speedlight Commander on my D7200 hotshoe, set up on repeater mode and trigger the flashes each at 1/64th power, 4hertz, and a total of 8 flashes (based on my readings, you divide the number of total flashes you want by the speed/frequency of the flashes or hertz you desire, thus why I got 2 seconds shutter speed); knowing that I am shooting at 2 seconds based on the frequency and total number of flashes I want, I may be way overexposed, so I used my cheapo Andoer 77mm ND8 to lower down the exposure.
This shot is far from ever being called perfect and may certainly not warrant or deserve the title of "Poetry in Motion", but I am still, nonetheless, proud of this shot and proud of myself as an entirely self taught hobbyist photographer just using the materials I can find in Youtube, Google, books, etc. (in that sense I am really not self taught, but taught be the YouTubers and authors of the articles and books I read). I am proud of combining the things I learned throughout the years and I am very happy that I got to use a lot of my gear for this shot.
This gives me ideas for future shots taking dancers or skaters as subjects.
Another thing is that I can easily take multiple shots and just combine them in post, but I still feel that one has to learn more techniques in camera.
Shooting Information:
•Nikon D7200 with MB-D15 Battery Grip, triggered with Ginto Intervalometer
•Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM, with Andoer 77mm ND8
•Manual Mode
•2 seconds @ 17mm zoom, f/5.6
•ISO 200
•1x Off Shoe Nikon Speedlight SB-910 and 2x Off Shoe Nikon Speedlight SB-600 Flash Fired
Off Shoe Flash Information:
•Commander/Trigger: Nikon SU-800 Wireless Speedlight Commander in Repeater Mode
•Flash 1: Nikon Speedlight SB-910 with no flash modifier, on the front and above, pointed towards the subject, in repeater mode, 1/64th power, 4hertz, 8 total flashes
•Flash 2: Nikon Speedlight SB-600 with no flash modifier, on the rear right, pointed towards the wall, in repeater mode, 1/64th power, 4hertz, 8 total flashes
•Flash 3: Nikon Speedlight SB-600 with no flash modifier, on the rear left, pointed towards the wall, in repeater mode, 1/64th power, 4hertz, 8 total flashes
Post Processing Information:
•Phase One Capture One Pro
•Nik Software Silver Efex Pro 2
•Adobe Photoshop CC
•Cropped
I accept any comment, from praises, awards, invitations, all the way to criticisms - as long as the criticism is constructive that I can learn and improve from. So, don't shy away with the comments!! =]
You are also free to use any of my photos without a fee (except any photos that are portraits of any of my friends or family members), I only ask in return that you credit me, link my Flickr profile, not re-editing any of my shots, and not removing my watermark.
Finally, consider following me! I will certainly follow back! You can never have too many friends!! =]
Poetry in Motion
This shot may not warrant or deserve the title of "Poetry in Motion", but I really couldn't think of anything else.
This has to be one of my more technical shots as to date. I was able to combine many things I learned through the years of being a self-taught hobbyist photographer from watching YouTube, reading articles, and most of all, experimentation.
One of the shots I really wanted to try and hopefully master is flash repeater or stroboscopic technique. This became more apparent when I got another flash, this time the Nikon Speedlight SB-910, to go along with my 2 Nikon Speedlight SB-600 (my 3rd SB-600 succumbed to severe, yet accidental, water damage).
Thus I thought of being the model (again), and try doing the scroboscopic effect while I was using my dad's Canon AE-1 Program (again) as a prop.
And so, I setup my Nikon D7200 on the Zomei Z699C tripod; I then used the Nikon Wireless Mobile Utility in my Android phone to frame myself and to make sure I was in focus (for the most part, since I am moving during the stroboscopic shot); I set up my Ginto Intervalometer's delay and interval per shot, so I can be at the ready and anticipate the shot when I click on the shutter release; I then set up the flashes, the SB-910 facing towards me from above, the 2 SB-600 behind me facing the wall, and then the Nikon SU-800 Wireless Speedlight Commander on my D7200 hotshoe, set up on repeater mode and trigger the flashes each at 1/64th power, 4hertz, and a total of 8 flashes (based on my readings, you divide the number of total flashes you want by the speed/frequency of the flashes or hertz you desire, thus why I got 2 seconds shutter speed); knowing that I am shooting at 2 seconds based on the frequency and total number of flashes I want, I may be way overexposed, so I used my cheapo Andoer 77mm ND8 to lower down the exposure.
This shot is far from ever being called perfect and may certainly not warrant or deserve the title of "Poetry in Motion", but I am still, nonetheless, proud of this shot and proud of myself as an entirely self taught hobbyist photographer just using the materials I can find in Youtube, Google, books, etc. (in that sense I am really not self taught, but taught be the YouTubers and authors of the articles and books I read). I am proud of combining the things I learned throughout the years and I am very happy that I got to use a lot of my gear for this shot.
This gives me ideas for future shots taking dancers or skaters as subjects.
Another thing is that I can easily take multiple shots and just combine them in post, but I still feel that one has to learn more techniques in camera.
Shooting Information:
•Nikon D7200 with MB-D15 Battery Grip, triggered with Ginto Intervalometer
•Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM, with Andoer 77mm ND8
•Manual Mode
•2 seconds @ 17mm zoom, f/5.6
•ISO 200
•1x Off Shoe Nikon Speedlight SB-910 and 2x Off Shoe Nikon Speedlight SB-600 Flash Fired
Off Shoe Flash Information:
•Commander/Trigger: Nikon SU-800 Wireless Speedlight Commander in Repeater Mode
•Flash 1: Nikon Speedlight SB-910 with no flash modifier, on the front and above, pointed towards the subject, in repeater mode, 1/64th power, 4hertz, 8 total flashes
•Flash 2: Nikon Speedlight SB-600 with no flash modifier, on the rear right, pointed towards the wall, in repeater mode, 1/64th power, 4hertz, 8 total flashes
•Flash 3: Nikon Speedlight SB-600 with no flash modifier, on the rear left, pointed towards the wall, in repeater mode, 1/64th power, 4hertz, 8 total flashes
Post Processing Information:
•Phase One Capture One Pro
•Nik Software Silver Efex Pro 2
•Adobe Photoshop CC
•Cropped
I accept any comment, from praises, awards, invitations, all the way to criticisms - as long as the criticism is constructive that I can learn and improve from. So, don't shy away with the comments!! =]
You are also free to use any of my photos without a fee (except any photos that are portraits of any of my friends or family members), I only ask in return that you credit me, link my Flickr profile, not re-editing any of my shots, and not removing my watermark.
Finally, consider following me! I will certainly follow back! You can never have too many friends!! =]