One-Minute Reads about Film Photography

Luminescence from down under.

This is a fun picture with just a single light source. The glass chessboard and chess pieces were perfect for capturing an otherworldly shot using a slow shutter speed to show movement of the hand and piece.

This image was captured by setting the chessboard on two chair backs at the edges and putting one spiral florescent light underneath. The illumination gave the shot a ghostly effect. The rook at the forefront of the picture shows the spiral light for another interesting component.

• gregory gammon / www.vinylfye.com