Here’s a tutorial on shooting HDR timelapse with the Dynamic Perception Stage Zero system. I go into detail on some advanced features of the MX2 controller as well (ramping) – Finally can post it here on youtube after they lifted the video length limitation.
Video Rating: 4 / 5
This week Mark Wallace talks about high key and low key lighting. In it’s simplest terms a high key image is a bright image full of light and mostly white tones whilst a low key image is a dark with minimal lighting and rich in black tones and lots of shadow areas. Let’s explore these two dramatic lighting alternatives.
Video Rating: 4 / 5
TheBenny1521994
February 8, 2013 at 11:34 pm
I mean it is not a so big problem… Pentax cameras are still very good cameras, for a very fair and better price than the “big” brands, the only sadly sing on Pentax is, that hey are highly underrated
milapse
February 9, 2013 at 12:12 am
it’s amazing how so many cameras are limited to 3 shots.. also amazing how many compact cameras don’t have an external shutter port. =(
TheBenny1521994
February 9, 2013 at 1:11 am
my k-r can only do 3 shots?! 🙁
Flavius Cuc
February 9, 2013 at 1:30 am
the song is —> Nine Inch Nails – Ghosts IV – 34
Cajetan Louis
February 9, 2013 at 1:51 am
Great tutorial… Is there a post process aswell to this?
Many thanks,
Bernhard Oehler
February 9, 2013 at 2:02 am
love it!!!
sumitino
February 9, 2013 at 2:14 am
I love it. Behind the scene time-lapse of a time-lapse!
Subd
951rcguy
February 9, 2013 at 3:02 am
Excellent tutorial
Mitchell Moss
February 9, 2013 at 3:16 am
so, you have to take every 5 shot and import them into photomatix, one by one then compile then into a video?
Robert Kitto
February 9, 2013 at 3:58 am
This is an excellent video. Thanks for sharing. Please make a tutorial on how you do your post production.
Riyad Youssef
February 9, 2013 at 4:46 am
Really nice work mate, respect!
WSPSkydiver
February 9, 2013 at 5:24 am
Very inspirational work, like TheGypolo said. I’m really looking forward to more tutorials from you. Especially the post-processing one. Thanks so much!
Greetz from Michigan!
SquirrelFromGradLife
February 9, 2013 at 5:50 am
YouTube should really do a photography folder under technology… these great videos gets lost in all the UFO iphone crap out there…
derekrosien
February 9, 2013 at 6:03 am
Would love to see the post process … ummm … process 🙂
Get stuff though! Truly an inspiration!
therealorberon
February 9, 2013 at 6:50 am
Great! looking forward to learn more from your post processing video.
Dealing with 360 HDR pictures seems like a pain staking task. unless there’s an automatic way of doing it.
KBDProductionsTV
February 9, 2013 at 6:53 am
Post process lesson soon please 🙂
Mark Chance
February 9, 2013 at 7:28 am
Love watching your stuff and want to start doing some as well with my 7D. I have hdr shooting down, and i have an autotrack telescope base which i will use , my question is what program are you using to make the video once all the hdr images are completed…
FroggerFreak141
February 9, 2013 at 7:35 am
cool video. wats the song in the beginning?
1BigBucks1
February 9, 2013 at 8:14 am
Cool, looking fwd to part 2.
agm7007
February 9, 2013 at 8:21 am
great work, thx for sharing!
milapse
February 9, 2013 at 9:17 am
ah yes. I actually love that part. If I’m not doing a tutorial in my living room =) I’ll read a book, enjoy the moment, relax, observe, etc. If I’m in a beautiful place it’s the best.
milapse
February 9, 2013 at 9:40 am
yes sequentially is typical. It’s not tough to manage. As long as there are no ‘extra frames’ you can tell most batch process HDR programs how many brackets you have and it figures it out. Or if for example you want to split them up into individual exposures you can make your browser 5 icons wide (like in this case where I shot 5). Select each row and copy them to different folders.
milapse
February 9, 2013 at 10:30 am
Yes I launched DP with Chris Church last year after a couple of years of planning. I suppose I stumbled into this market. It just started as a hobby but the interest has grown so much since 05 or so when I got hooked. Thanks I’ve got to get on it =)
milapse
February 9, 2013 at 11:18 am
definitely 32gb =)
TheGypolo
February 9, 2013 at 11:25 am
your work is truly inspirational, are you the founder of dynamic perception? and if so how long have you been working towards where you are now?
keep up the amazing work and am very much looking forward to part 2
PHOTOFILMTRAVEL yeh
February 9, 2013 at 11:47 am
did Sam’s dog just die?
Rees473
February 9, 2013 at 12:24 pm
Your model seemed really keen! Not.
bmizzle010
February 9, 2013 at 12:26 pm
how about some numbers / settings??? stops? iso?
filiandsela
February 9, 2013 at 12:59 pm
Change your model because I didn’t hear one single word you said.LOL
Zelin Xu
February 9, 2013 at 1:41 pm
actually i got it now (lol that question i post 1 year ago, now i can answer it for you, think, well shutter can only go up to around 1/250 which is the sync speed) he placed the subject far away from the background, so the light can not hit the background, he killed the ambient light either by decrease iso or increase the aperture, so that would darken the background and the subject, of course then you use the flash to compensate the correct exposure on your subject. hope that helps =]
WONDERPIZZA1
February 9, 2013 at 1:52 pm
yep i was wanting to know that also …..
Creatiff777
February 9, 2013 at 2:26 pm
Great video, thanks!
snupcho
February 9, 2013 at 2:52 pm
Having Sam in the video makes it tough to follow you, Mark. She is so gorgeous that I space out all the time and I have to rewind the video constantly because I actually need to hear and understand everything you say 🙂 Your tutorials are priceless. Thank you very much for your epic effort. You rock man, totally.
KosovarkeyBoardPlate
February 9, 2013 at 3:44 pm
Thumbs up for sam looking like a zombie
Mrimperfectcircle
February 9, 2013 at 3:49 pm
I would have to disagree. I never see him use a super high ISO and he’s used normal equipment before except for maybe some L lenses. Other than that, it’s just using the correct settings to get the right exposures. If you’re looking to copy everything exactly how Mark does and don’t want to have to do any thinking for yourself then you should get the gear that he has. It’s not the gear that makes the pictures good.It’s the photographer making use of what tools he has at his disposal.
Marshalmapy
February 9, 2013 at 4:17 pm
She is a real model…..beautiful!. like your video.
dje2671
February 9, 2013 at 4:31 pm
The correct pronunciation of CHIAROSCURO is “kee-ahh-roe-skoo-roe”.
Zelin Xu
February 9, 2013 at 5:03 pm
What is your/his camera setting when he took the low key, I guess we need a really fast shutter speed?
snapfactory
February 9, 2013 at 5:15 pm
I created an 1.5 hour show just for speedlights using the PW mini/flex. You can find it on the pocketwizard blog and also on uStream. Unfortunately I’m not a heavy duty speedlight shooter, Joe McNally and David Hobby are the experts in that realm. Check out their work, it’s terrific.
snapfactory
February 9, 2013 at 5:40 pm
Yes, that’s exactly how you eliminate the shadow from a ringflash. Exactly right!
Sokra81
February 9, 2013 at 6:36 pm
Nice video again. I was just wondering, how about a ring flash as the key light while lighting the background separately? I’d imagine that’d kill the shadows and lighting the backround separately would mean there was no “signature” ring light shadow around the model?
FCPWHAT
February 9, 2013 at 7:09 pm
@snapfactory I appreciate your reply. Personally I use only two 580EX’s and two mini&Flex systems (2 tt5’s and 1 tt1) and a 30″ reflector shooting portraiture. It would be highly appreciated if you could include the said set-ups and/or similar into ‘more’ of your videos. I have seen a few of your videos that do concentrate on smaller set ups, it’s just that I don’t see enough of them! I appreciate you do these for free and am grateful for your time and efforts.
snapfactory
February 9, 2013 at 8:00 pm
I totally agree. I have about 140 videos on this channel and hundreds more on AdoramaTV. I’ve also done vids for PocketWizard and others. I think I have about 30 hours of content on YouTube. I’ve used Profoto gear mainly because that’s what I’ve owned for years and can’t afford to buy a bunch of new gear (ironic, I know). But I’ve also used Novatron, Flashpoint, Nikon and Canon speedlights, White Lightning and Alien bees. Keep watching – you’ll see them. 🙂 I try to keep it diverse.
FCPWHAT
February 9, 2013 at 8:19 pm
@acroduster I’m not suggesting that he should limit his equipment/instruction, but im sure it would be appreciated by many if his videos at least took into account photographers with much lesser equipment. BTW you’d be surprised what ‘professional’ working photographers work with.. Just because they are working, doesn’t necessarily mean they have top-notched equipment. I speak as a working mediaorgapher myself.
acroduster
February 9, 2013 at 8:28 pm
I dont think that he should limit his instruction to prosumer level shooting. his studio equipment is not unrealistic for professional full time working photographers.
Pedro B.
February 9, 2013 at 8:37 pm
Dont get me wrong. These are excelent tutorial vids.
Pedro B.
February 9, 2013 at 8:57 pm
You’re right. Ive noticed the same thing with all of his vids.
TheDerangedStudios
February 9, 2013 at 9:18 pm
Agreed.
FCPWHAT
February 9, 2013 at 9:32 pm
As much as I like these videos (and I do think they are very good), the presenter is always using top-of-line equipment, and a lot of it! Most photographers (including myself) only have 1 or 2 strobist lights. Though of course the principles of lighting are the same, using lesser equipment requires a little more thought.
Webster Parinas
February 9, 2013 at 10:15 pm
nice