K-amps said:
I asked the same question once... didn't get a straight answer.
Some considerations:
You need a lot of strobes to offset the Sun
If the Sun is at an angle and not directly into the lens then maybe a large reflector will work?
Are you hiding the sun behind the models head? or is it nakedly burning a hole in your sensor?
Thanks for replying. I have seen photos of people with the sun fully visible and it has the points or rays like a street light has in many night shots.
You are right, a lot of power is needed to offset the sun. I have 7 Canon 600EX-RTs and 1 Flashpoint Streaklight (360ws) with a Godox Cells II-C trigger. Honestly, the Streaklight does a good job on its own for sunrise and sunset shots with the sun behind the subject's head. That's even when the sun is still bright white. Especially when I use a 2 stop ND filter.
What I'd like to do is have the sun in the photo when it is somewhat higher in the sky with the sunstar effect. I wish I could find the tutorial I once saw on this, but I cannot.
I have not worried about burning the sensor because the shutter speeds are so fast.
Eventually I will get a 4 stop and 6 stop ND to see if that helps. I guess the first thing is to master getting sunstars in the first place. Once that is mastered, then adding a subject to the shot should be easy provided enough flash power is used.
I know somebody on this forum must have the answer. There's one pro I talk to from this forum fairly often, but I don't want to overstay my welcome in his world by asking him things too often.
Trial and error should produce an answer sooner or later I guess.
