Star-burst Head

[Realist]

So this morning while picking out a CD to listen to in the car I looked at the cover art. It was creative and I wanted to try and duplicate it, so I sat down this evening and took some photos. Some challenges I had are the lens flare from the flash shooting directly into the lens. I tried a polarizer, but this cut away all of the glow I needed. This is what I managed to get out of the pictures I took. Please tell me what you think.





Below is the photo from the album cover I was trying to mimic. Artist Remy Zero, album Golden Hum.

[theantiquetiger]

I like it a lot, you may want to make it a tad smaller. Is this an actual photo or did you layer the flash over your face?

[Realist]

I like it a lot, you may want to make it a tad smaller. Is this an actual photo or did you layer the flash over your face?

OK I could make it smaller by adjusting curves, and highlights. This is a real photo as I would assume the album cover is too. I put my camera on a tripod set it at ISO 100, stopped down the aperture all the way to get the star-burst effect, and set the shutter to 30 seconds. When the shutter opened up I flashed the camera lens from where I was sitting with about half power and fully zoomed in, then set it aside out of the frame. Then I sat very still in the position you see until the exposure was over and the shutter closed. For the lighting I had one 55 watt fluorescent bulb off to my side. I thought of a minor tweak to make it better, but I don't have an assistant. I may try again when my friend comes over.

[ewaizel]

Keep the mind in creative mode all the time. Good job.

[theantiquetiger]

I don't get it, is the camera just over your shoulder and you are shooting into a mirror or is just the flash just over your shoulder, fired remotely?

[Runmonty]

well thought out and set up. Loving your recent plays Realist

[Paul72]

Great shot maybe worth experimenting some more when your friend comes around and then you ll have more images to choose from to see which works best.

[Realist]

I don't get it, is the camera just over your shoulder and you are shooting into a mirror or is just the flash just over your shoulder, fired remotely?

I was holding the flash in front of my face, it was not attached to my camera. I had the flash in manual, and used the test button to fire it. Since it was such a long exposure and I used the flash quickly and set it aside you don't see me holding the flash. Also it wasn't into a mirror I shot it with the camera in front of me.


Thanks for the comments everyone!

[Realist]

I like it a lot, you may want to make it a tad smaller.

Well here's my fix. I think you're right about making it smaller, now it's about head sized.

[asnow]

Cool creative fun play.