Fractal filter faffery on a Friday
I recently bought myself a cheap fractal filter which conveniently has the same thread size as my Sony 24-105mm lens with it's long zoom range. Perfect for a spot of zoom pulling.
Zoom pulling is a technique where the lens is zoomed in or out during a long exposure and to be honest it can be quite addictive! I can be stood in the dark for hours zooming in and out and trying different effects.
I've also combined the following shots with my new RGB LED lights. Instead of using Godox AD200 strobes, I've started to experiment with continuous light sources.
I've hesitated till now to buy continuous lights because it wasn't possible without spending thousands to remotely trigger the lights. Shooting in often tricky terrain, having to move back and forth in the dark to switch lights on or off isn't the most convenient thing to do. Not to mention dangerous stumbling around in the dark trying to prevent stray lights hitting the sensor! I could replace the lens cap to prevent light from hitting the sensor but it's definitely more convenient to remote control the lights.
So last night, @fadetoblack and I ventured out in to the Derbyshire Peak District to see what we could get with the lights.
Fractal filter faffery on a Friday
I recently bought myself a cheap fractal filter which conveniently has the same thread size as my Sony 24-105mm lens with it's long zoom range. Perfect for a spot of zoom pulling.
Zoom pulling is a technique where the lens is zoomed in or out during a long exposure and to be honest it can be quite addictive! I can be stood in the dark for hours zooming in and out and trying different effects.
I've also combined the following shots with my new RGB LED lights. Instead of using Godox AD200 strobes, I've started to experiment with continuous light sources.
I've hesitated till now to buy continuous lights because it wasn't possible without spending thousands to remotely trigger the lights. Shooting in often tricky terrain, having to move back and forth in the dark to switch lights on or off isn't the most convenient thing to do. Not to mention dangerous stumbling around in the dark trying to prevent stray lights hitting the sensor! I could replace the lens cap to prevent light from hitting the sensor but it's definitely more convenient to remote control the lights.
So last night, @fadetoblack and I ventured out in to the Derbyshire Peak District to see what we could get with the lights.