Photography Help Please

[Revels]

How do I get a picture like this?

Ive got a fairly basic camera and a tri-pod, but I have no knowledge at all!

Im guessing this has been photoshopped too at some stage, some general pointers would be really appreciated!

Cheers

 

[Saner]

YOu read this at all: http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=192165&highlight=photography

The above pic i guess is a long exposure time.

 

[Graham Gooch]

A long exposure would of blurred the whole car if it had been moved.

I'm guessing the trailing brakes were cut from another picture and merged onto that using photoshop.

 

[JMR]

Its called rear curtain sync.

Set a slow shutter speed to capture the light trails, tripod mount the camera, click shutter, get someone to drive car into frame, park it in frame at a pre-determined point, then just before the shutter closes, the camera will set off a burst of flash, hence car in lovely detail.

I'm sure Ukaskew will be along soon with an example of his fine art

James

 

[Graham Gooch]

Its called rear curtain sync.

Set a slow shutter speed to capture the light trails, tripod mount the camera, click shutter, get someone to drive car into frame, park it in frame at a pre-determined point, then just before the shutter closes, the camera will set off a burst of flash, hence car in lovely detail.

I'm sure Ukaskew will be along soon with an example of his fine art

James

you learn something new everyday

 

[Revels]

Cheers, that sounds complicated!

Hmmmmm

 

[ukaskew]

As JMR has detailed, achievable without photoshopping using the above technique, takes a bit of practice though! I've had a little play but not come up with anything great yet, so no example

Various examples here though...

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=rear+curtain+sync

As long as you have a camera capable of rear curtain sync it's easy to achieve the effect, it's just then a case of perfecting it!

 

[Revels]

I doubt mine has this rear curtain sync thingy, but I shall have a look.

Is it only going to be the sort of thing you're going to get on high end cameras?

Cheers for your help guys.

 

[ukaskew]

I doubt mine has this rear curtain sync thingy, but I shall have a look.

Is it only going to be the sort of thing you're going to get on high end cameras?

Cheers for your help guys.

It appears on quite a few now so you may have it, it may be called second-curtain flash sync, same thing though.

 

[JMR]

you learn something new everyday

.......and for todays lesson......:approve:

I used to be well into photography, technical sides and all that, but ditched the 35mmSLR and got a Fuji S9500 digital instead.

I'm dead pleased with it, but just dont use the camera much nowadays. When I have some time spare I'll try and replicate the picture for Revels106 with my 172. I know my camera has a flash function where the flash goes at the end of the exposure.

You could always try a multiple exposure. Take a pic of the light trails, then second exposure one of the car with flash. ?