Perfect! This was just what I was looking for. Got my first shoot with a fire performer coming up in the near future. You managed to achieve exactly what I want to do!
I'm going to try my first fire shoot with a friend who is an experienced fire dancer. Very helpful video especially because I have the same camera & lens! This will give me a decent start to hopefully a good shoot
If you look up the Godox AK-R1, that's the magnetic system. Then you need to purchase the V-11C if you buy Flashpoint (called AK-R16 for Godox) to get the gels. You will also need to invest in the H200R, which is an add on to the EVOLV 200 (AD 200) to convert the fresnel head into a round head, unless you own the V1 speedlight, which already has a round head. Thank you for pointing that out! Sorry I forgot to put it in the description. I will add it! Thank you for your kind comments!
Excellent video man! Great tips and I love how you explained your setup! I'm an aspiring photographer in Austin as well and was wondering where this location is in Austin?
Thank you for the kind words and greetings to a fellow Austinite! The link below is the exact location of where I shot this episode. www.google.com/maps/place/30%C2%B011'46.0%22N+97%C2%B052'49.4%22W/@30.1961026,-97.8803924,17z?hl=en-US&gl=us&fbclid=IwAR1dPcUiP1SVkE0YSpbuvp_xqMGuyzipEykiqvaXpwteOdxyobiqgxT5umo
this is a great video. So where did you actually focus on the shots. You said you focused on the flames, what part of the flames im curious. I tried this and my shots where some what blown out.
I think of it as two exposures. First, I shoot in manual, so nothing on my camera gets confused and tries to compensate for something. Next I expose for the brightest part of the flame. I stop down my aperture until nothing is blown out. Once I arrive there I have a perfect-looking flame but the rest of my scene is super dark. Enter the strobes. I then create my second exposure by turning up all my lights (three in this video) until the parts of the scene that were too dark illuminate properly. Thanks for watching and thank you for the kind words.
Fun! The amount of smoke is really dependent on the type of fuel your performer is using and the state of their wicks. As a performer I’m always aiming for less smoke but if more is desired for a photo effect that’s a variable that can be explored. Oil based fuels will create more smoke. Performers can burn their wicks a few times with 91% isopropyl after wards to burn off the oily residue. This is what I do to prepare my tools when I have to fly after using oil based fuels.
@@KevinDeal not in particular, just wanted more fire spinning examples with which shutter speed/iso/aperture you chose for a given size of a fireball. I’ve shot my friend fire spinning a couple times and seem to land on around f2.8 iso 100-600, shutter 1/1000-1/1800. Just curious. Not many examples out there
Fire photographers! Feel free to share your techniques below for how you capture fire.
Perfect! This was just what I was looking for. Got my first shoot with a fire performer coming up in the near future. You managed to achieve exactly what I want to do!
Happy I could help! Good luck!
Great images, and explaining that combustion part was amazing, I was wondering why the particles are not showing everywhere! Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
I'm going to try my first fire shoot with a friend who is an experienced fire dancer. Very helpful video especially because I have the same camera & lens! This will give me a decent start to hopefully a good shoot
Loved this! Great tutorial and really appreciate the breakdown of all the equipment used, settings, and especially the parameters for each shot.
Thanks for the watch and the feedback!
Congrats on your first video bro!!! Keep killing it 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you! Much-appreciated! Hopefully the first of many.
I love your breakdown here! Excellent production value! 😄
Thank you. I am hoping to get even better.
Bravo!!!!Nice work!!!!!! I was searching for the result from the blue gel but i couldnt find it....
If you look up the Godox AK-R1, that's the magnetic system. Then you need to purchase the V-11C if you buy Flashpoint (called AK-R16 for Godox) to get the gels. You will also need to invest in the H200R, which is an add on to the EVOLV 200 (AD 200) to convert the fresnel head into a round head, unless you own the V1 speedlight, which already has a round head. Thank you for pointing that out! Sorry I forgot to put it in the description. I will add it! Thank you for your kind comments!
Wow love how informative and how detailed you breakdown this shoot 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you Gianni
Of course you're using a UA interface lol! Excellent work man, keep em coming!!
Thanks. Gotta have a UA interface!
@@KevinDeal I've got the ssl 2+.. Thoroughly happy. Perhaps someday I'll jump into UA when the money is right!
@@PaddricRyan You can't go wrong with either.
Love this video! Thank you for the information. I don’t love the background music because it drowns you out so I can’t hear you talk.
You’re right about the music. It was my very first video I made for this channel. Thankfully I got better at it.
Nice stuff! You got a sub
Thank you for the watch and sub!
Great work, Kevin!
Thank you Monica! Maybe one day I will do an episode on food photography!
@@KevinDeal that would be awesome ✨
Thank you for sharing. Gives me an idea of what to do. 👍
Excellent!
Excellent video man! Great tips and I love how you explained your setup! I'm an aspiring photographer in Austin as well and was wondering where this location is in Austin?
Thank you for the kind words and greetings to a fellow Austinite! The link below is the exact location of where I shot this episode. www.google.com/maps/place/30%C2%B011'46.0%22N+97%C2%B052'49.4%22W/@30.1961026,-97.8803924,17z?hl=en-US&gl=us&fbclid=IwAR1dPcUiP1SVkE0YSpbuvp_xqMGuyzipEykiqvaXpwteOdxyobiqgxT5umo
@@KevinDeal Wow...that is literally in my neighborhood and I never knew...thanks for sharing man...loving your channel!
@@wraycrawford have fun! It's a cool spot.
So good!
Thank you!
Love your honestly.
Thanks!
this is a great video. So where did you actually focus on the shots. You said you focused on the flames, what part of the flames im curious. I tried this and my shots where some what blown out.
I think of it as two exposures. First, I shoot in manual, so nothing on my camera gets confused and tries to compensate for something.
Next I expose for the brightest part of the flame. I stop down my aperture until nothing is blown out. Once I arrive there I have a perfect-looking flame but the rest of my scene is super dark.
Enter the strobes. I then create my second exposure by turning up all my lights (three in this video) until the parts of the scene that were too dark illuminate properly.
Thanks for watching and thank you for the kind words.
@@KevinDeal Great thanks for quick reply, and great advice, will try it. thanks again.
Love it! 🔥🔥🔥
thank you!
Fun! The amount of smoke is really dependent on the type of fuel your performer is using and the state of their wicks. As a performer I’m always aiming for less smoke but if more is desired for a photo effect that’s a variable that can be explored. Oil based fuels will create more smoke.
Performers can burn their wicks a few times with 91% isopropyl after wards to burn off the oily residue. This is what I do to prepare my tools when I have to fly after using oil based fuels.
Thank you for the insight Ali!
Is there a part two to this?
There is not. Was there something that you wanted me to answer that I didn't answer?
@@KevinDeal not in particular, just wanted more fire spinning examples with which shutter speed/iso/aperture you chose for a given size of a fireball. I’ve shot my friend fire spinning a couple times and seem to land on around f2.8 iso 100-600, shutter 1/1000-1/1800. Just curious. Not many examples out there
Good job brotha man!! Looking forward to collaborating!
Likewise! Can't wait to shoot an episode on Street Photography!