Ben wright
Member
Hello,
I have successfully taken long exposures on film using ambient light only and also night time flash images. I would like to create a slightly more balanced image that is a combination of both but using a continuous light source instead to hopefully achieve a more controlled lighting of the foreground.
Ive attached a photoshop mock up of the rough kind of idea i'm looking to achieve - ideally a long exposure star trailed sky in the background with foreground detail visible using the continuous lighting source. I have got ok results with this type of image before using a flash but it proved to be hard to control. Is there any way for me to gauge a successful exposure for the continuous foreground lighting? Can I use an incident meter on the foreground with the light on and then just switch the light on for the approximate time and then switch off and leave the long exposure to carry on? The locations I would like to try some images like this are quite remote so little to no light from nearby buildings / roads etc.
Thanks in advance
Ben
I have successfully taken long exposures on film using ambient light only and also night time flash images. I would like to create a slightly more balanced image that is a combination of both but using a continuous light source instead to hopefully achieve a more controlled lighting of the foreground.
Ive attached a photoshop mock up of the rough kind of idea i'm looking to achieve - ideally a long exposure star trailed sky in the background with foreground detail visible using the continuous lighting source. I have got ok results with this type of image before using a flash but it proved to be hard to control. Is there any way for me to gauge a successful exposure for the continuous foreground lighting? Can I use an incident meter on the foreground with the light on and then just switch the light on for the approximate time and then switch off and leave the long exposure to carry on? The locations I would like to try some images like this are quite remote so little to no light from nearby buildings / roads etc.
Thanks in advance
Ben