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 06/15/2006 10:55:08 AM · #1
I have a picture that involves bright/harsh artificial light. I need to keep a really long exposure time.. this experimental madness was prompted by the 30sec challenge and the need to prove that stuff more than the night sky could be used for a shot...This picture looks okay except I can't work around that one bright area brought upon by the light. That takes away too much of the focus of the pic and I know I'll ruin it by processing..
Even without this specific criteria any help on dealing with overexposed areas will help me a lot.
 06/15/2006 10:58:43 AM · #2
If the brighter area stays in the shot, that's just what you'll get with exposure times like 30 seconds, try moving the angle to rid yourself of the brighter object.
 06/15/2006 11:01:13 AM · #3
You can also try covering the light up for part of the exposure, or turning it off (if you can)
 06/15/2006 11:12:00 AM · #4
Problem is that I would like to keep the light in.. It strangely enough looks nice and is the integral part of the pic. How would I edit the 'Light'to make it fit in with the rest..

Message edited by author 2006-06-15 11:14:00.
 06/15/2006 11:15:02 AM · #5
The only way to beat overexposure is by reducing the amount of light. Try a different wattage bulb, move the light farther away, use a neutral density filter to reduce the light entering the lens, or turn the light off in the middle of the exposure. Once you've blown a spot in the shot, there is no way PP can recover it if no pixel data is present.

Message edited by author 2006-06-15 11:15:38.
 06/15/2006 11:41:44 AM · #6
Like it has been mentioned, less light.

One trick that is done in the industry I represent is putting a filter over your lens.

ND3, ND6, ND9 = Neutral Density filters are a great way to reduce your light from out of the camera. However, I do not know if your camera has the capabilites to put filters on your camera. The higher the number, the 'thicker' the density. If you can get filters, and you do choose to go this direction, only buy the ND3 and the ND6 because both together creates ND9.

Another trick is to keep your long exposure,like you have been doing, keep something black in front of, and close to the lens, (cloth, art board).

Keep the black cloth in front for say 9 seconds out of 13 (experiment time) and then remove the cloth to let the camera get an exposure.


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