Light Show Model Photo Taking- '50s Diner Style Shots; How To Do

[Falcon Ranchero]

I learned this in Grade 11 Photography class, and I liked it a lot and so I wanted to share it with others as I thought it was real neat and I hope you'll like it. 

What I have here are photos taken in an unusual way. The photos below have not been edited in any way; this is how they came out; hard to believe, but it's truer than true. The explanation is the camera's shutter. When said shutter is left open for a period of time, it cpatures a whole lot more light. In the dark, any path of any given moving light will be captured, creating radical lines of light, in this case, resembling kinda '50s Diner-esque with the addition of model cars as the main subject. Here are a few below: (please note some cars are Die-Cast, not assembled kits, though there are some down there)

[Falcon Ranchero]

The lights I used to drag across in front of the camera are these little finger lights. It is very important that the photos are being taken in a dark room so no foreign light can ruin the magic. Make sure the camera is on a tripod, and it is a good idea to have the camera's image quality set on the highest level for the clearest results.

[Falcon Ranchero]

Here are some more.

[Pierre Rivard]

Awesome and very creative. Brings back memories of 35 mm photography before the digital & photoshop changed everything.

[NOBLNG]

Very cool effect Nathan.??

[Tim W. SoCal]

 

15 hours ago, Falcon Ranchero said:

I learned this in Grade 11 Photography class

Nathan, are you doing this with a digital camera? If so, what brand and model?

[Falcon Ranchero]

8 hours ago, Tim W. SoCal said:

 

Nathan, are you doing this with a digital camera? If so, what brand and model?

Yes, digital camera; mine is a Canon Rebel T-7 from about 2020 (grade 8 grad gift)

[peteski]

I believe that most smart phone cameras (what majority of models use for model snapshots) and even average digital snapshot cameras do not have a "bulb" setting which allows the photographer to leave the shutter open afor as long as they want. DSLR cameras are usually needed for that feature.