![]() ![]() Select the grid overlay for live view with the most squares from your camera’s menu and make a mental note of where each element needs to be using this grid. Glow in the dark markers on the floor are very useful especially when working alone. Two tripods rather than one or if only one available, marking spots on the ground where each tripod leg is supposed to sit. You have any advice to help to keep the elements in a scene lined up? LPP ∇ The technique is similar to doing an in camera double exposure, a.k.a. Lining up the frames can also prove tricky also starting with lit, moving objects like the moon you have to be quick if you don’t want a flared blur with no detail at all. Another difficult part is keeping the camera steady during lens capping/uncapping or lens swapping. LPP ∇ What is the most difficult part of doing a Lens Swap?Ĭhanging a lens over in complete darkness can be a pain, You need good spatial awareness and four sets of hands but with planning and practice it becomes easier. It’s great for playing with scale or juxtaposing objects or highlighting certain aspects in a creative way. LPP ∇ When is it best to use a Lens Swap?Īnytime is good, it’s a fun thing to do! If one element of the shot requires extreme close-up/macro and the other a wide field of view then it’s time to get swapping.I like to use this technique when I’m well suited to invest some extra effort into the shot. Lens swapping is a great way to mess around and play with the POV and DOF in a shot, you can really mess with people’s minds! Lens Swaps allow you to layer certain elements onto your composition, an effect usually only seen in photoshop work. It can be utilized however your imagination sees fit. LPP ∇ How can is be utilized in Light Painting Photography? Swapping lenses gives you the ability to change focal length to shrink or enlarge various objects during one opening of the camera shutter. At the bottom of the page you can read the full interview answers from each Light Painter)Ī lens swap is a Light Painting technique of using more than one lens during a single exposure. (Note these answers are an abbreviated and combined version of the answers given by the Light Painting Artist listed above. Each of them were kind enough to share tips, advice, and even walk us through some of their favorite Len Swap images that they have created! Read on… If you are not familiar with the Light Painting technique of a Lens Swap you are missing out on something pretty awesome that can twist and transform perspective to make some mind bending SOOC Light Paintings! For this article I interviewed some of the best Lens Swappers in the business James De Luna, Jeremy Jackson, Jake Saari, Martin Barras, and Tim Gamble. ![]()
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