Welcome to Kingston's indieHack.
On today's episode we are looking back at our top three hacks.
So, what is light painting?
It's essentially a photographic technique in which you take a very long exposure photo
with the moving light source or sources and it creates a cool laser effect.
It's fun, it's creative and it's actually pretty easy to set up.
To get started you'll need three things.
A camera, so your DSLR or even you smart phone, a mount to keep those shots steady, so a tripod
or those binder clips we showed you in episode one.
And lastly a light source that you can easily move around.
So a flashlight, any of these cool things, or the light from your smartphone.
And don't forget to load up your camera with some reliable memory.
We're gonna be using this guy today, Kingston's SDXC class 10 card, it's great for photos and HD video.
Next you're gonna wanna make some changes to your camera settings.
Make sure your camera is on manual mode, and set your exposure time between 10 and 30 seconds.
Next set your iSO to 100, and your F stop between f/8 and f/22.
Make sure to manually focus your camera before you start shooting.
Then turn off all your lights, and you're ready to go.
Now, take a picture, and during your camera's long exposure, write a word or draw a symbol
or just any crazy thing that comes to your mind.
Have fun, and mess around with the settings, so you can really perfect your light paint.
All right Mark, let's talk about time lapse.
Sure, one of the most dynamic things you can record with your goPro, is a time lapse montage
of images that are shot within intervals.
So what you do is, you take your camera, put it in Time Lapse mode,
set it to shoot at one frame every five seconds,
and something as simple as a $5 egg timer, that can be purchased at any kitchen appliance store.
Just set up in one hour, peel the backing off this goPro mount, slap it on the timer.
Place it in a field of view that gives you the composition that you wanna record.
Best times to shoot are the golden hour, the half hour before and after sunrise or sunset,
and let it just do its magic.
One frame every five seconds.
So, what is bokeh?
The term comes from the Japanese word bokeh which means blur.
In photography it is the aesthetic of keeping part of the photo out of focus or blurred.
The blur you see in these photos is made with an intentional shallow focus of the lens.
It's a simple and easy technique that will give your photos that much-needed dazzle and pop.
To get started you'll need a few things.
A DSLR with a fast lens, a camera mount or a tripod and some small lights that you will
use as bokeh elements in your photographs.
Once you have your equipment ready, follow these simple steps to set up your photo session.
Set your aperture to at least F 2.8 though faster apertures of F2, 1.8 or 1.4 are more ideal.
If you don't own a fast lens you can always compensate
by placing your subject further away from your bokeh lights.
Next, place your lights behind or in front of your subject.
Now manually focus on your subject until you see the light in the background start to soften out of focus.
Finally, take the picture.
And there you have it! You have a cool and creative bokeh photo!
Ok, so that's it from our recap show.
We hope you enjoyed looking back at these hacks.
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Now, as an added bonus,
here are some hilarious outtakes from indie half...hack!
Hey everyone! Welcome back to Khail Anonymous, I'm Kingston indieHack.
We've got pro photographer Mark Dimalanta.
Welecome back man.
I shouldn't say welcome back.
Anyway, so, let's start over.
Get out of here.
I'm want to teach you guys how to use it and teach you how to use the camera.
Light painting.
Mark what about arial shots?
Did you get that?
I'm fine.
This is...What could possibly go wrong?
Hey! I'm Khail Anonymous and welcome back to Kingston indieHack.
Nailed it!
That's a wrap!