Hyperion Hoop [Day 2048]
- On August 10, 2014
- By Brian J. Matis
- In Photo a day
Photo-a-Day: Year 6, Day 222 – Total Days: 2,048
Canon 6D | ISO 1600 | 40mm | f/4.0 | 1/8 sec
A friend of mine has recently started making programmable LED hula hoops, and they are AWESOME. Today, a bunch of us got together to do some promo video and photography for them.
It was a great time, but let me tell you, getting a shot lke this wasn’t easy. Here’s what it takes:
- A friend that makes programmable LED hoops (or, you can always buy one from my friend ;-)
- Friends that are skilled with using said hoops.
- A low shutter speed in order to capture the motion and LED patterns in the hoop. This was at 1/8 of a second.
- An off-camera flash set to second curtain sync. This way, you have a chance of getting the model to be clear, since otherwise, the 1/8 shutter speed would cause them to be a blur. The bright flash at the end of the exposure helps freeze the motion of the performer, while still allowing the light trails from the hoop.
- A lot of patience and to take a lot of photos! Burst mode is very helpful.
- There’s also some constant stage lighting that I think was set up with a high frequency strobe, which helped define the LED patterns in the hoop. I can’t say much about the settings there, since that was set up by Robyn of EtherealFX.
- Studio space with black curtains for the background.
It was definitely a huge team effort! I’m looking forward to working on the rest of the photos over the next few days, but for now, this is my first glance favorite, so it’s photo of the day.
Model: Gina MirandaLighting Assistant: Lauren Blomberg
Studio Space and Ambient Light: Robyn Burns (EtherealFX)
LED Hoop by: Scott Miller (Hyperion Hoop)
Stage Manager: Lauren Blomberg