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gqsmooth
Jan 10, 2006, 10:55 PM
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Ok, so I've always wondered how to get a certain effect. You see it alot in movies or film but I was wondering if you could in photography. Let me try to explain it. Let's say you have bare lightbulb. The center of the bulb would maybe a blur and very bright but the light would streak off of it either horizontally or vertically with everything else being lighted in focus. Does that make sense? I tried searching for an example and will post if I can. If anyone knows what I am talking about please post an example....
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overlord
Jan 10, 2006, 11:02 PM
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^^^^ if thats what youre talking about its long exposure+dark enviroment+bright lightsource (like a headlamp).
edit: nice photo btw. did you really take it or did you play a bit in PS??
edit2: and is that a falling star in the background??
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outdoorsie
Jan 10, 2006, 11:10 PM
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In reply to: Let's say you have bare lightbulb. The center of the bulb would maybe a blur and very bright but the light would streak off of it either horizontally or vertically with everything else being lighted in focus. Does that make sense? I tried searching for an example and will post if I can. If anyone knows what I am talking about please post an example....
That sounds more like a lens flare to me, but maybe I'm wrong? Like this...?
http://www.rockclimbing.com/...p.cgi?Detailed=10224
Most of that I got just from pointing the camera at the sun and shooting the picture. The straight lines emminating from the middle came from the lens flare effect in photoshop.
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skinner
Jan 10, 2006, 11:13 PM
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Ya after posting.. I was thinking maybe a combination of both, A spot filter for the blurring, and a star or vario-star for the radiating lines.
Or some funky software and the effects applied after the fact.
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skinner
Jan 10, 2006, 11:15 PM
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In reply to: Ok, so I've always wondered how to get a certain effect. You see it alot in movies or film but I was wondering if you could in photography. Let me try to explain it. Let's say you have bare lightbulb. The center of the bulb would maybe a blur and very bright but the light would streak off of it either horizontally or vertically with everything else being lighted in focus. Does that make sense? I tried searching for an example and will post if I can. If anyone knows what I am talking about please post an example....
Did you try searching "Google Images" for an example ?
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gqsmooth
Jan 10, 2006, 11:16 PM
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Not exactly. It may be cheesy but the effect that I'm talking about is in the Yellowcard "Lights and Sounds" video. The music may not be your cup of tea, but it's the best example I can think of. The effect starts around the 2:00 mark.
[urlhttp://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/capi001/yellowcard/lightsandsounds/vid/lights-and-sounds_yc_v300.asx
Edited for working link.
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gqsmooth
Jan 10, 2006, 11:24 PM
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Like so:
http://yellowcardrock.com/...billboards/video.jpg
I've seen it with the surrounding environment better lit however. Don't get me wrong, the majority of the time I've seen this in film, but was curious to see if it was doable in photos....
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skinner
Jan 10, 2006, 11:30 PM
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Hrmmm.. I get a 404 error with that url.
I think, with most videos, it's more likely that the effect was applied after. You are not only assured of, and can adjust the results, but you don't mess up the original video. Most video editing software comes with a librabry of effects that can me applied to any portion you wish.
Here's an example of many of the standard effects. This was done in a few minutes using "Studio9" and just dragging and dropping effects in place.. (by a 12 year old). Effects may be cheesy, but you'll get the idea, it was all done with software after the fact.
http://www.netspy.net/...wasootch/winter.html
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skinner
Jan 10, 2006, 11:51 PM
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Ok .. I see what you are talking about, I definitely think it was done with software after the fact. At first it looks like it could *possibly* be a filter.. that is until I saw the drumsticks with the same effect, but in a curved arc.
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gqsmooth
Jan 10, 2006, 11:53 PM
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not the curved effect, just the stuff after the 2:00 mark. like the picture i posted above....
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skinner
Jan 11, 2006, 12:03 AM
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You could do that that with a star filter.
http://www.tiffen.com/star_filters.htm
A vario-star allows you rotate the horizontal and vertical lines which it is possible to line them both vertical to get the same effect as in the video.
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gqsmooth
Jan 11, 2006, 12:12 AM
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I'll look into that. Thanks for sticking with me skinner...
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skinner
Jan 11, 2006, 12:18 AM
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No Problem, and actually, the one I am referring to is called a; Variocross, not a vario-star filter, sorry bout that :D
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mcfoley
Jan 11, 2006, 4:44 AM
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In reply to: ^^^^ if thats what youre talking about its long exposure+dark enviroment+bright lightsource (like a headlamp). edit: nice photo btw. did you really take it or did you play a bit in PS?? edit2: and is that a falling star in the background??
I didn't take it, a friend did. Bomb ass photographer...no editing done.
Yes, he caught some other shooting stars that night too.
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sonyhome
Jan 11, 2006, 10:42 AM
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You also get that effect just shooting through a lightly scratched glass.
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