before image of RIT Big Shot Rochester Institute of Photography
Without the addition of light via light painting, this is the "before" image.
final image of RIT Big Shot of the Strong Museum in Rochester, NY Rochester Institute of Photography
The final image, of The Strong, captured on May 5, 2011, at 9:09pm. Temperature was 56 degrees Fahrenheit. Direct digital capture using a Nikon D3X with 14 mm lens. Exposure time: 15 seconds at f/11, ISO 200. All external lighting was provided by hand-held electronic flash units and flashlights operated by approx. 1,003 people.
RIT Big Shot before and after photos Rochester Institute of Photography
(l.) The before shot, with ambient light only, and no lightpainting. (r.) The final image, illuminated by over 1,000 volunteers with electronic flashes and flashlights.
photo of three people and cameras by Rigoberto Perdomo RIT Rigoberto Perdomo
(l. to r.) RIT Professors Willie Osterman, Dawn Tower DuBois, and Bill DuBois are setting the cameras and testing the tethered capture through one Nikon D3x and two Nikon D3 D-SLR cameras.
RIT Big Shot picture by Rigoberto Perdomo of team and photo Rigoberto Perdomo
The capture team is studying the preliminary shot that is marked up with 13 lighting teams locations. As darkness falls they need to be prepared to move people from one location to another to balance the lighting results.
RIT Big Shot photo by Rigoberto Perdomo of Bill DuBois at camera Rigoberto Perdomo
Bill DuBois is placing a remote control on one of the capture cameras just before the action started.