Batcan!
Duna duna duna duna, duna duna duna duna — BATCAN! BATCAN!
My girl’s twin sister, Rosie is an artist, she does absolutely incredible portraits (and is open for commissions btw). This week she took her hand to some metal work — crafting The Batman from a selection of drink cans! How fricking cool is that! I offered to photograph it, and came up with a great idea for a backdrop. Introducing the Bokeh-Bat-Signal! Scroll down to see how we made it.
I tried to get a slight Frank Miller-esk edit out of the photo, and chucked a bunch of grain in for good measure.
He's the hero Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now. So we'll hunt him. Because he can take it. Because he's not our hero. He's a silent guardian, a watchful protector. A dark knight.
A dark knight made from assorted drink cans…
The Setup
The cool Bokeh-Bat-Symbol was made from tinfoil with a gridded speedlight pointed right at it. Worked really nicely. I lit Batcan with a beauty dish from the front and a Apollo strip from behind with a blue gel to give some separation.
Lighting Diagram
Equipment
- Camera: Canon 5D MkIII
- Lens: Canon 135mm F/2.0
- Flashes: Canon 600ex-rt X 3
- Accessories: Manfrotto tripod, 4 light stands, a boom arm, 3 light brackets, a 110cm 5 in 1 Reflector, a RoundFlash Beauty Dish, a Rogue Grid, a Westcott Apollo Strip and an Canon ST-E3-RT
Camera Settings
- Shutter Speed: 1/125th
- Aperture: F/2.0
- ISO: 50
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