If you are currently stuck at home and looking for something to shoot, now is a perfect time experiment with different creative ideas to keep your technical skills sharp and to continue to develop your style. This fantastic video will show you how you can set up, shoot, and edit an eye-catching mixed light portrait.
Coming to you from Nathan Elson, this great video will show you how to set up and shoot a mixed light portrait. The idea in this sort of scenario is that you will use both constant lighting and flash and move the camera during a relatively long exposure. This will result in light trails from the continuous lights while freezing the subject crisply with the flash. It takes a little finesse, as you have to address a few concerns such as making sure the continuous light does not fall on the subject heavily and cause them to be blurred when you move the camera, but the results are well worth the effort. Check out the video above for the full rundown from Elson, then grab a family member who is at home with you right now and give it a try! Remember to take lots of shots and experiment with different exposure times, as each image will be different depending on how you move the camera and for how long.
Neat technique, Alex. Thank you.