Laser Face

[Dan Cattermole]

I could have fun with a laser pen for HOURS!!!
Unfortunately the batteries didn't last too long on this 100mw multi functional laser pen. lol

Just a few mess around piccies!

Thanks for looking

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Weird...interesting...weird....

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Hahaha!!! Rob... You ent seen nothing yet!!

 

[Pete Askew]

Dan, that is really effective and you're getting some great images out of it. How do you do it?

 

[Hamish Gill]

Those are pretty interesting Dan!
This is a nice progressional step from the light painting I think!
So you got more ideas?

I dot want to sound awkward, but I like the idea of the stripy one with the framing of the spotty one!
The eyes make the first, but I think I prefer the stripy look basically...

 

[Hamish Gill]

... Yeah, and how do you do it?
How do you stay still enough? Laser pen? Confused I am!

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Thanks pete,

I bought a green pointer laser pen that has an extra 'multi beam' cap/filter that you can stick on it thats quite visable on the first shot, experimented on the second. remote trigger used whilst I was too busy pointing a laser in my face.
1.5 sec exposure, ISO 800, f/3.5 @ 14mm (28mm equiv) PP'd in LR using Antique light preset. Altered the tone curve, and thats pretty much all there is too it.

 

[Allan Batchelor]

you need to get out in the fresh air bit more mate

 

[Hamish Gill]

Blimey, you did well to keep so still for that long!

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Here's the pointer (not justified in the daylight of course)

 

[Dan Cattermole]

you need to get out in the fresh air bit more mate

Haha!! well, It was in the garage.... does that count??

 

[Pete Askew]

Aha, all is revealed!!

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Blimey, you did well to keep so still for that long!

I took a reading of an exposure with the laser on my face (in pitch black) pre reading between 1 sec and 1.5. Set the camera to manual, open fire and swipe the laser over my face (which to be fair only took about half a sec I think)
so I think initially I was still for about half a second which isn't too bad .

 

[Hamish Gill]

Aaaaah I seeeeee ....

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Those are pretty interesting Dan!
This is a nice progressional step from the light painting I think!
So you got more ideas?

I dot want to sound awkward, but I like the idea of the stripy one with the framing of the spotty one!
The eyes make the first, but I think I prefer the stripy look basically...

Quite inspired by Toms idea with the laser shot that he did to be fair.
I do have more ideas in mind, but may need a smoke machine!!

I must agree with you there Hamish... I do like the stripey one better

 

[Brian Moore]

Cool stuff. In the first one that point of light above your left eyebrow is like a horne!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

That's bloody ace!

LASER + eyes, does't sound too safe?

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Thanks Brian, I had noticed that and admittedly it was a total accident... But love the way it worked

Thank you chris, its not a good example to shine a laser on my eyes really now is it...
DON'T try this at home folks! Lol.
Although, is there anything I do which is safe?

 

[Allan Batchelor]

so I think initially I was still for about half a second which isn't too bad .

Having met you thats a lifetime to a live wire like yerself

 

[Thomas brookes]

Quite inspired by Toms idea with the laser shot that he did to be fair.

DSC_1779 by taskmasterburst, on Flickr

Would this be the mentioned shot dan?

Very cool dan. Lovin the pen. I am surprised you haven't burnt out your retinas mind. Looking forward to theses ideas. Maplin do smoke machines well cheap!

Reach for the lasers