Sunday, October 31, 2010

Candle Light Photography











Here are two candlelight photos I took today (Halloween). The skull photo had two candles and one reflector (made out of aluminum foil). The only candle that is seen would be comparable to a "hair light kicker." The candle to the left (outside the frame of the photo) would be comparable to the key light while the fill in reflector (adjacent to the key) brings the right side of the skull out of the shadows.

The pumpkin of course had a votive candle inside. The stick candle acts as the key light. There is no adjacent reflector used in order to accentuate the illuminated eyes and mouth of the pumpkin.

Both photos used a blue hot light illuminating a hand painted background (simulating an autumn evening sky.)

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