chrisdurnin Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 There are some shots that I really want to do, but I'm not sure how to do it. I would like to open the shutter "B" in a completely dark room and turn on a bright, hand-held light and draw in the air with it. I would then like to pop a flash sometime during the shot to show the subject and what he is doing. I think I remember seeing a shot a long time ago of Picasso doing something like this. I think he teamed up with a photographer for a while and did some experements in 'painting' with light?? How would I do such a shot??? How would I meter the "little" hand light to make sure that it will show up on the film the way I want it to (As a solid line)?? I guess the flash would have to be weaker than the handheld light so that it doesn't overpower that light, right?? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks. -Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosvanEekelen Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 I have done similar things in photography class, It is a matter of trial and error. Just start with some randomly chosen aperture and ISO speed and give it a try. We used instant film, I guess that digital has its advantages here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 You mean like <A HREF=http://dsc.gc.cuny.edu/part/part8/articles/gross_3.html> the portrait of Pablo Picasso by Gjon Mili?</A>It was Mili's idea , but obviously a bravura joint performance collaboration between Mili and Picasso. I would love to see the outtakes if they still exist! Evidently this is the mst iconic image of a series of finished photographs that were published in LIFE magazine and slater shown at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.<P>Since the "hand light" is pointing atthe camera you won't have to really meter it just make sure you pick an aperture/ISO setting that is "bright enough to trecord the tracing of light. You'll also needto experiment with how fast th subject moves his or her hand, and you'll needto be careful wih how relatively bright (or dark) the background is relative to the light source. I strongly suspectthat the brightness ofthe small flash light in Mili's image maybe have been brought out by some very selective bleaching of the light's traced path in the finished prints. Basically you need to do what Mili did and that is to experiment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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