Photographing Motion Indoors
Join Joe McNally for a series of on-location shoots as he demonstrates different techniques for revealing people and objects in motion. From capturing an aerial dancer on a flowing silk to showing the motion of flowing fabric and hair, Joe steps you through the process of pulling all of the pieces together and then modifying them on the fly to meet the real world conditions you will encounter. Joe uses a combination of ambient light, speedlights, continuous hot lights, and strobe to create different effects that can be used to show blur or stop all motion in its tracks.
Release Date: 2014-08-14
Lessons
Introduction
<p>Join Joe on the set of a dance studio as he introduces the class and jumps right into things by walking you through the process of a site assessment and getting ready for the shoot.</p>
Duration: 5 mins 52 seconds
Getting a Feel for the Scene
<p>We start off by getting a feel for the scene using ambient light, putting the camera in position, and getting a sense of the settings we might use for the shoot before bringing in the subject.</p>
Duration: 7 mins 59 seconds
Simple Portraits
<p>Using available light Joe starts off with a series of simple portraits to start working with the subject.</p>
Duration: 8 mins 15 seconds
Introducing Flash
<p>Still working with simple portraits, Joe brings in flash to start to control the light, and control how the background will appear.</p>
Duration: 7 mins 34 seconds
Introducing Motion
<p>Building on what we've learned from the work we've done so far we begin to introduce motion in the subject and adjust the camera and light as needed to get the desired shot.</p>
Duration: 14 mins 38 seconds
Continuous Light
<p>The available light was problematic for getting the desired shot, and has now been replaced with continuous light and the garage door has been closed. The speedlight has been replaced by studio strobes, and now Joe has a greater level of control over the lighting environment.</p>
Duration: 7 mins 30 seconds
Zones of Control
<p>As the shoot evolves we discover that each element needs to continue to be tweaked to find the sweet spot for achieving the desired shot.</p>
Duration: 7 mins 28 seconds
Coming Together
<p>When all the elements come together we can get a nice picture, even if it wasn't the picture we originally had in mind, which is not uncommon when you are shooting on location.</p>
Duration: 5 mins 41 seconds
New Subject
<p>A new subject brings a new lighting setup. Starting again with a series of simple portraits as a means to work toward the final product that includes motion.</p>
Duration: 7 mins 28 seconds
Mixing Light Sources
<p>You don't have to always just use flash and you don't always have to use just continuous light. You can combine light sources for a flash and blur effect.</p>
Duration: 9 mins 44 seconds
Flash Timing
<p>Controlling the timing of when the flash goes off is very important when trying to capture motion.</p>
Duration: 8 mins 42 seconds
Multiple Exposures
<p>This is a technique that involves capturing a moving subject with multiple flash exposures.</p>
Duration: 9 mins 29 seconds
Beauty Shot
<p>Scaling down some of the concepts of early lessons, Joe brings motion to a classic beauty shot to create something a little different.</p>
Duration: 6 mins 58 seconds