A few weeks ago, we posted some photos up to the Canvasdesign Blog of some shots that were taken on the iPhone 5s in Sunnyhurst Woods Darwen and somebody commented on the shot of the rocks. They said the photo should have been taken on a slow shutter speed to get the “smokey” water effect.
Here are some shots that were taken last year when we went on our Camera Training Course.
Camera – Canon 40D
Lens – Canon 18-75mm.(Not a very good lens but all I had at the time)
As you can see from the results, the photograph has captured the “smokey” effect very well. The trick with any slow shutter speed photography is that you MUST use a tripod.
The reason behind the tripod is that it takes the camera so long to take the photo because you are using a slow shutter speed that the photo will pick up the natural shake of your hands and everything will look blurry and out of focus. By using the Tripod, anything that is moving (like water) will become blurry but everything that is still will remain sharp. It really is a great technique and is not that hard to master. It just takes time to setup the tripod for the shot and a keen eye to pick the right location.
Sunnyhurst Woods – Close up shot
This close up shot shows the effect even clearer. The results are stunning. This photo was shot in colour and then converted to Black and White. A spot colour version was also done of it and made in to a canvas print for a customer. What we did was leave the greens of the foliage as they were in the original photo but we converted everything else to greyscale. This sort of thing is becoming more popular with our customers as more people are getting familiar with Photoshop and other photo editing programs.
If you would like any advice on Photoshop or Camera settings, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us.