{"id":104,"date":"2015-05-07T20:36:48","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T20:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughqelliott.com\/blog\/?p=104"},"modified":"2015-05-08T03:50:47","modified_gmt":"2015-05-08T03:50:47","slug":"long-exposure-part-3-bartending-at-handlebar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughqelliott.com\/blog\/long-exposure-part-3-bartending-at-handlebar\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Exposure Part 3 \u2013 Bartending at Handlebar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In my ongoing experimentation with long exposure photography and attaching LEDs to people &#8220;doing their thing&#8221; comes bartending. The owner of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehandlebar.ca\/HandleBar\/HOME.html\" target=\"_blank\">Handlebar<\/a>, Bruce, is a nice guy and always personable and fun. The last time I attended a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/createinto\" target=\"_blank\">CreateinTO<\/a> (monthly meeting discussing creative technology), I asked if he&#8217;d be into being the subject of my next shoot. After showing him some photos from the other two shoots; <a href=\"https:\/\/hughqelliott.com\/blog\/long-exposure-tae-kwon-do\/\">Tae Kwon Do<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/hughqelliott.com\/blog\/long-exposure-bollywood\/\">Bollywood<\/a>, he agreed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/2EioEWEl9q\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/2EioEWEl9q\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/2EioEWEl9q\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Hugh Elliott (@hughqelliott)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Every shoot presents new opportunities to learn from the last and this was no different. Kim and I discovered that with excess motion, it&#8217;s possible for the leads on the LEDs to touch, thereby shorting themselves out. With 3V, there&#8217;s not real danger, but it can make for a flickering light. Which isn&#8217;t too helpful when you want fluid lines. So hot glue to the rescue!<\/p>\n<p>Working in a bar had its own challenges. For instance, finding a good spot to place the tripod and camera. With the camera above bar-level, I was struck by how much ambient light affected my shots. Candles, small pendants, sconces, and lamps dotted the bar. In a basic snapshot, it&#8217;s a lovely space. When you need to leave your shutter open? IT&#8217;S LIKE STARING INTO THE SUN!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughqelliott.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/handleBar_bright.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106\" src=\"https:\/\/hughqelliott.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/handleBar_bright.jpg\" alt=\"handleBar_bright\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hughqelliott.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/handleBar_bright.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hughqelliott.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/handleBar_bright-420x279.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Obviously that&#8217;s an exaggeration. But I wanted ambiance. It needed to <em>feel<\/em> like a dark, intimate bar. Bruce was game for whatever and took to turning out lights here and there. We ended up with a happy place for what I needed in terms of lighting.<\/p>\n<p>Then we started shooting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hughqelliott.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/handlebar_multiShot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-108\" src=\"https:\/\/hughqelliott.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/handlebar_multiShot.jpg\" alt=\"handlebar_multiShot\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hughqelliott.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/handlebar_multiShot.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hughqelliott.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/handlebar_multiShot-420x279.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s when it dawned on me that although a bartender may be\u00a0really active all night, the majority of their movements are &#8220;take order, fill order, place order&#8221; essentially turn one way and turn back. As evidenced above.<\/p>\n<p>I also didn&#8217;t like my position so I moved to the other corner of the end of the bar.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s when Bruce got creative.\u00a0He started just walking up and down the bar and waving his hands around. If he needed to explain, he&#8217;d point at the camera and say something along the lines of the <em>&#8220;monthly meetup&#8221;<\/em> and <em>&#8220;creative technology&#8221;<\/em>. Then he&#8217;d fill the order and get back to being groovy.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-104 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hughqelliott.com\/blog\/long-exposure-part-3-bartending-at-handlebar\/handlebar_angletwo\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/hughqelliott.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/handleBar_angleTwo-420x279.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hughqelliott.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/handleBar_angleTwo-420x279.jpg 420w, https:\/\/hughqelliott.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/handleBar_angleTwo.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hughqelliott.com\/blog\/long-exposure-part-3-bartending-at-handlebar\/handlebar_angletwo_1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/hughqelliott.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/handleBar_angleTwo_1-420x279.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hughqelliott.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/handleBar_angleTwo_1-420x279.jpg 420w, https:\/\/hughqelliott.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/handleBar_angleTwo_1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We were really getting somewhere now. While my goal was to capture a person doing a specific activity, I am open to evolution of my concept. And then finally, tired of the amount of ambient light there was, even with all the dimming and shutting off of lights, I asked if i could place the tripod\u00a0on the floor behind the bar. This was it! With the camera below the bar, the LEDs worked great! I love the results of these last few shots.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-104 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hughqelliott.com\/blog\/long-exposure-part-3-bartending-at-handlebar\/handlebar_selfie\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/hughqelliott.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/handleBar_selfie-420x279.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hughqelliott.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/handleBar_selfie-420x279.jpg 420w, https:\/\/hughqelliott.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/handleBar_selfie.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-111'>\n\t\t\t\tCircular\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hughqelliott.com\/blog\/long-exposure-part-3-bartending-at-handlebar\/handlebar_waves\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/hughqelliott.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/handleBar_waves-420x279.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hughqelliott.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/handleBar_waves-420x279.jpg 420w, https:\/\/hughqelliott.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/handleBar_waves.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-112'>\n\t\t\t\tWaves\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hughqelliott.com\/blog\/long-exposure-part-3-bartending-at-handlebar\/handlebar_winner\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/hughqelliott.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/handleBar_winner-420x279.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hughqelliott.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/handleBar_winner-420x279.jpg 420w, https:\/\/hughqelliott.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/handleBar_winner-744x495.jpg 744w, https:\/\/hughqelliott.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/handleBar_winner.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-113'>\n\t\t\t\tActive\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I believe I&#8217;ll print the last shot to test for sale. Thanks, Bruce! You&#8217;re a champ!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nIn my ongoing experimentation with long exposure photography and attaching LEDs to people &#8220;doing their thing&#8221; comes bartending. 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