I am trying to achieve a similar effect to this photo by Dan Heller:
I was trying to do a proof-of-concept shoot with my fiancee just to see if I could get a similar effect. I have a nikon D60, was shooting with a 18-55mm lens. I also have in my possession a SB-600 speedlight. I made sure the room was completely pitch-black, set the shutter to bulb and framed my fiancee on an arm chair. I then illuminated her with the flash (not timed to the shutter - just by pressing the button on the speedlight). I then asked her to move position and repeated it. The result is as below:
As you can see, she came out like a ghost. I then thought that the flash was either too fast or not powerful enough so I simply flicked the light switch on. The result is again, rubbish:
What could I do to improve things?
MadDoc,
I was trying to do a proof-of-concept shoot with my fiancee just to see if I could get a similar effect. I have a nikon D60, was shooting with a 18-55mm lens. I also have in my possession a SB-600 speedlight. I made sure the room was completely pitch-black, set the shutter to bulb and framed my fiancee on an arm chair. I then illuminated her with the flash (not timed to the shutter - just by pressing the button on the speedlight). I then asked her to move position and repeated it. The result is as below:
As you can see, she came out like a ghost. I then thought that the flash was either too fast or not powerful enough so I simply flicked the light switch on. The result is again, rubbish:
What could I do to improve things?
MadDoc,