Believe it or not, this comes up a lot in photojournalism. :-) We generally
use ISO 400. Most press association fire photo winners are flames with
firemen or grieving home owners silhouetted. Ironically, this is not
difficult to do as it is what your camera's meter will probably do by
itself, although it does make for very dramatic flames and with the right
degree of action, a very dynamic photo.
Flash will also work well to illuminate working firefighters and others with
not so much flame, but a lot more action and detail. I have had some success
with slow sync flash if the people in the photo aren't moving around too
much. If they are, it can also add some motion to the photo, so I wouldn't
rule it out. Be careful about the use of flash, though. If there's a lot of
smoke rolling around, the flash may reflect off it somewhat, and it can fool
your camera's autofocus, if you have it. When you go to a fire, you should
have time to try a couple of different techniques.
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From: "Barry Meyers-Rice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 6:53 PM
Subject: Fire photography
>
> Hey Folks,
>
> I occasionally work on prescribed fire teams. Is there a magic exposure at
> which fire on film looks like fire to humans? Any preferred film to use? I
> work with slide format, usually Velvia, but for this I could imagine
> something faster may be appropriate.
>
> Barry
>
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> Associate Scientist
> Wildland Invasive Species Program
> The Nature Conservancy
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