Homemade rays of light.
Although we think of them as ‘light rays’, it’s not really possible to photograph a ray of light. What we’re actually seeing is the light illuminating particles in the air. So the key to creating the rays is to fill the air with particles, whether it be steam, mist, dust or smoke. In our case, we made use of a cheap smoke machine…
Using a flash to simulate sunlight.
On our shoot, there was no chance of late afternoon sunbeams, so we made our own. Using a speedlight fitted with an orange gel and positioned outside the window, we can make it look as if sunshine is streaming in.
