Behind the scenes photoshoot and editing of Levitating Photographer

[lomejorpapi]

okay...this is a REAL levitation photography tutorial. ...tired of all the 'jump in the air and take a picture of it' videos. KUDOS

[4al]

Nice

[mkashifqamar]

That is Awesome man. i want This. Its been hour on Google. i was Searching. Now I Get it. Surely I will Back with Some Pic. Thanks Man.

[MrCJ1988]

Thanks so much! I have really been looking for this kind of tutorials for a loooong time!

[jrajesse]

David Hobby is the man, I learn everything I know about strobes from him. I also was about to shell out a couple of hundred bucks for a light meter. Haven't had the need for one since reading David's blog.

[macktysontv]

How do you know if the exposure is correct? Do you just judge by the LCD, or use the histogram. Just curious, I'm debating if I should purchase a light meter to get with my new ABR800.

[louishcom]

@macktysontv Two ways, make sure you keep "Highlight Alert" enabled on the camera. Any over exposed areas will flash white. You can also look at the histogram on of the image when viewing the picture you just took (I don't do this, but you can to help see how much of the photo is too bright or too dark). I know some camera LCD screens really suck, so it might be hard to see how good the image is, but you start to learn how to read your display. You end up just learning to trust your eyes.

[macktysontv]

How did you get the right exposure? I didn't notice you metering at all. Keep these BTS videos coming. Very informative.

[louishcom]

@macktysontv Great Question! I NEVER use a light meter. I set the lights to about 1/2 power to start, or if I want a light ratio, I'll set one to about 1/2 power and another to 1/4 power. Then I adjust my aperture until the exposure is correct. Wider aperture means the lights will be brighter, smaller aperture means the lights will be darker. I learned all my lighting when starting from strobist.com, and the way he teaches, he never uses a light meter. I'm glad I dont too, less equipment.

[biclar]

Thanks for sharing! More!!

[tombata3244]

Great one! I love it! Keep up with the good work! I hope there's more videos like this to come!