Flowers

[Chiller]

I wanted to try something different with these first two, so I set up the tripod and turned out the lights, took out a flashlight and painted these with light. I used a beam of light to get the focus, , turned the light out, released the shutter, and just painted the parts I wanted. The background is...natural black space. In photoshop...just a bit of saturation/contrast/sharpen. This is usually a technique I use for shooting our halloween displays.
The first shot is.
ISO 200
TV-15sec
AV-f/18
Canon XTI- 18-55mm kit lens at 47mm.

Same technique, different flower​

Next day headed out to the Guild Inn gardens to see what was there. This little guy was sure a slow bloomer.​

This flowers colours struck me, so I shot the underside of it, and underfocused slightly to get a more abstract feel.​

 

[maytay20]

I like it! I may have to try this soon!

 

[Chiller]

Thank you so much. Only the first two are painting with light. Sorry...forgot to add that. The third had a nice natural background of some shaded bushes.
If you try painting with light in the house, try to keep the flowers away from a wall, so if you miss with the pen light, you will not catch the wall.

 

[LaFoto]

Chiller posts Flower Photos!
That is worth a headline in broad print!
And I am really interested in the light painting technique now ... what light serves you this well? Ah, here I'm reading it myself now: a penlight. (*muttering to self*: Must get myself a penlight - must get myself a penlight - must get myself a penlight!)
And thought that one's not "light painting technique", I still like the photo of the "slow bloomer" chives best! Chives look good when they bloom!

 

[ernie]

that first one looks amazing.
cool technique, must try that myself one day

 

[abraxas]

these all all great! the third one gets me going. what an awesome look!

 

[Chiller]

Thanks so much everyone. Appreciate your comments.
Corinna...I just used a "dollar"store light, and to make the beam of the light smaller, I used electric tape over the glass, so it gave me more control as to where the light hit. Hope to see what y'all shoot

 

[Rachelsne]

oooh great technique

Nice pictures

 

[kellylindseyphotography]

*stands aside with mouth agape*
you produce beautiful work.

 

[Emerana]

amazing, I really like these alot. They could be postcards That is meant as a compliment!

 

[Bifurcator]

Wow! Excellent. Awesome processing too!

3 and 4 especially ROCK!

 

[Chiller]

Thank you so much for your kind words. Really appreciate it.

 

[doenoe]

hmm, i thought i posted in this thread yesterday.....apperantly not.
Anyways, lovely pics. Like allready said, #3 is really nice. I also like the second very much....topjob :thumbup:

 

[danir]

Beautiful work chiller.
Very nice idea on the first two, and I really like the third also.

Dani.

 

[tb2]

Nice to see someone trying different approaches with flowers - I look forward to seeing more. The second and third shots have a nice simplicity helped by the black background.

Regards, Tony