smackitsakic
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This is a photo I found on a friends facebook page. Not saying this is a perfect capture of a starburst with a foreground subject, but it's an example for me to provide to you:
(EDIT: I removed the photo due to it being property of another photographer)
How do you achieve a result like this? I've tried, a few times, to get such a starburst, and seem to fail every time. I understand that a small aperture (f22, for instance) is the key to getting a good starburst. I've had no problems getting starbursts with this aperture on simple subjects like a streetlight against a night sky.
In this portrait example, however, I run into problems. Any time I try to do a starburst like this I get an extreme overexposure and a pitiful, if even existant, starburst.
To get results like the picture above do you need to use fill-flash to ensure that the foreground subject (people, in this photo) are properly exposed? Or is it a simple matter of using a small aperture, metering off the foreground subject, locking the exposure, recomposing, and firing away?
I'd really like to learn how to nail down this effect as I think it can add soul to the correct images.
Your advice is appreciated!:thumbup:
(EDIT: I removed the photo due to it being property of another photographer)
How do you achieve a result like this? I've tried, a few times, to get such a starburst, and seem to fail every time. I understand that a small aperture (f22, for instance) is the key to getting a good starburst. I've had no problems getting starbursts with this aperture on simple subjects like a streetlight against a night sky.
In this portrait example, however, I run into problems. Any time I try to do a starburst like this I get an extreme overexposure and a pitiful, if even existant, starburst.
To get results like the picture above do you need to use fill-flash to ensure that the foreground subject (people, in this photo) are properly exposed? Or is it a simple matter of using a small aperture, metering off the foreground subject, locking the exposure, recomposing, and firing away?
I'd really like to learn how to nail down this effect as I think it can add soul to the correct images.
Your advice is appreciated!:thumbup:
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