ICM Technique - learning skills (LO2, LO3)
Intentional Camera Movement or ICM is a creative way of working with long exposure photography and it implies deliberately moving the camera during an exposure. ICM is both a technique and an artistic way of expression.
There is always something new to learn. I played with the slow shutter speed while using the studio lighting to create my images below.
How to do it?
You will need :
camera with a lens of your choice
black backdrop
strobe or flashgun
fill light
tripod - this technique is based on a slow shutter speed
holder for a subject (in this case it is a flower)
remote control for the flash or a helper
Process:
I attached the flower on to a holder in front of a black backdrop (that can be any colour depending on your desired outcome).
Then I placed my camera Nikon Z6 on a tripod with the following settings: shutter speed 5-20seconds, f8 and ISO 100. I used my prime lens 85mm f/1.8S
I prepared a flashgun aiming at the flower from left side and a fill light from the right side.
I Focus automatically on the flower, then switched to manual focus.
Finally I pressed the shutter button and switched off the fill light.
After about 3 seconds my helper fired the flash and I moved slowly with my camera (still attached to the tripod) to the right, then back, left and right again while my helper kept firing flashes manually. The longer the shutter speed more ghosted images in one picture.
I used Lightroom for editing my final images.
Source: school course materials; internet; studio practice
