Taking pictures with lighrays and fog..

[JasonMX]

One of my main reasons I got my camera was to take pictures of abandened houses, caves, buidlings, and sub-terranian tunnels. I am wondering how people get those amazing shots where they have the camera in a dark room , a couple openings (like windows/cracks) opened, and they get very volumous light rays coming in.

Here are some examples:

http://www.g-cans.jp/photo/img/15.jpg

http://www.urbantrip.ru/photo/places/akatovo/36.jpg

http://tul.minimanga.com/Featured%20Gallery/dow-chair.jpg

http://tul.minimanga.com/Featured%20Gallery/dow-hall.jpg

I also need to use fog.

What are some good settings to use and do I need lenses/filters?

I am pretty good now at using the manual mode with my Rebel to take night shots.

[PhotosGuy]

I am wondering how people get those amazing shots where they have the camera in a dark room , a couple openings (like windows/cracks) opened, and they get very volumous light rays coming in.
Shoot a few shots & see what they look like. If you want more hazy rays, stomp your feet & raise some dust. :)

See the links at http://www.gorillasites.com/nightphotos/
Google "painting with light" = 23,000+ links.

For fog, make sure you have a filter, or optical glass in front of your lens & the cam is on a tripod. With your left hand, hold down the depth of field preview button. With your right hand, rub your finger along the side of your nose or on your forehead, then rub the oil on the filter where you want the fog to be.
For mose precise placement of the fog (less diffusion), you might tape the glass on the end of a lens shade. You can also use a SMALL quantity of K-Y Jelly, which is washable with water. If you can find them, 2-1/4" glass slide mounts are great source for reasonably flat glass.
Experiment with the 7,329 variations on this & you'll probably find something that you like. :wink: