I had a job photographing views from a man lift for a new development. During the shoot I noticed this old shack that they were going to tear down so I decided to photograph it that night after the sunset views. I was feeling the pain of a breakup so I wanted to express myself hoping it would help. I recruited my neighbor, Ray, to be the ghostly figure in the window.
This was about a two minute exposure on a Canon 1DS Mark II. I set the camera on bulb and tungsten white balance. Then I ran inside and strobed the interior with a flash while Ray stood over a flashlight. Then I ran back to the camera and carefully screwed a deep red filter to the lens so we could paint the walls with a flashlight. Ray did the heart and I did the "keep out".
13 responses
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cosimo moccia said (1 Sep 2007):
excellent picture!
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Thaddeus Sharp gave props (3 Sep 2007):
all that work paid off...excellent!
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Sean Davis said (3 Sep 2007):
Superb technique.
You architectural guys really know your color balance and long exposure. Was this captured on the first try, or did it take a few frames? -
Waddy Thompson gave props (3 Sep 2007):
The flashlight painting is just excellent! Like the clouds too.
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Doug Thompson said (4 Sep 2007):
Thanks! Probably 75% of my commercial exposures are 2 seconds or longer. I actually shot nearly a dozen exposures with this one being #9 or so. It was very dark and difficult not to trip over all the debris. I couldn't use a light to see where I was going or it would have ruined the exposure.
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Frederic Frognier said (14 Sep 2007):
I love your photos! Lighting is so fabulous. Great work!
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michelle tricca gave props (4 Feb 2008):
another brilliant image of self expression & technical savvy
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Laurie Search gave props (5 Feb 2008):
Wow, awesome!
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Reggie Mateo gave props (2 Nov 2008):
That's a lot of work for one photograph, but it was worth it.
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Sonia Adam Murray gave props (24 Jan 2009):
Cool!
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Latrenia Bryant gave props (9 Sep 2009):
Awesomely! Amazing!!
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alexia velez said (13 Sep 2009):
wow thats crazyy cool
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A. Selman Nur gave props (5 Oct 2009):
respect!
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