Wednesday 26 March 2014

Carl Rosendahl

Rosendahl is the founder of DPI (Pacific Data Images), they have collaborated to make over 700 adverts and over 70 feature films. Working with Dreamworks SKG, he helped develope the hit animated movies 'Antz' and 'Shrek'. Since selling DPI he has been and still is active in visual effects and visual education committees to continue and improve the quality of all visual arts.
Pacific Data Images
Pacific Data Images
Pacific Data Images
Pacific Data Images


This image is still life and was part of an online tutorial that he presented to his readers. According to his comments on his forum it took a lot of attempts in order to get this final image. This is because he had to experiment with different ways of throwing the dice and the unreliability of how they bounced against the surface. To create this image he used a slow shutter speed and two sources of light. The first light was a simple lamp from the left of the image which lit up the dice continuously through its movement. The second source was a flash gun from the right set to eliminate the dice at the end of the exposure time. This intense light at the end of the exposure means that detail can be captured for a split second which is all the camera needs. The use of the black background make the bright orange trails stand out. The orange trails also make the neutral toned dice stand out even more because it contrasts between warm and cold tones. This image has really inspired me because I can use movement in my images which will make it more visually exciting.

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