I am rather enjoying the practice of digital composite photography at the moment. Taking a high dynamic range photo then going back through my catalogue to give some studio shots an extra bite!
Certainly allows you to create photos that would be otherwise impractical – ballet dancers in this environment?
Like? Hate? Let me know – I might even share a few tricks…….
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Julius - Hi there,
That’s one very cool idea! I must try this some time in the near future. It really is a love or hate thing isn’t it?! If you do have some tips, I’d be very keen to hear them!
I’m wondering, when you go to do this, do you bracket without flash and get the location done first, and then introduce the model, and take shots from the same position?
You repeatedly do some amazing work! My congratulations go out to you
The Hassy must make a world of difference!
Take care,
Julius
Simon Turner - Julius – thanks for looking and taking the time to comment.
Regarding tips – you can check out the EXIF data on the photo at a later date if you cannot remember what focal length you used – definitely worth matching those up so that the perspective has a chance of looking realistic. I also suggest either making a note of how high you set your tripod – or alternatively take a photo of the tripod so that you can recreate the angle of view for the second shot (whether it be of the model or of the location.)
Lastly – yes you are right the Hassleblad is lovely – I regard it as being like a “land rover defender” rather than a modern saloon with all the gadgets. It forces you to work slower – is not great for everything, but is exceedingly workmanlike and the IQ beats anything else I have.
Kind regards
DrF