All these light leaks and lens flares are real (according to the photographer)
http://keslertran.tumblr.com/image/38033535047
http://keslertran.tumblr.com/image/37393756831
http://keslertran.tumblr.com/image/35575108496

Is this possible? and how to get it?

Thanks!

It's not complicated.

1) Position the model in front of you so she or the objects partially block the sun. Use Manual Focus and lock it in.
2) Shoot photos where you can clearly see the sunlight flaring in the camera around the edge of the model or props.

-Scott

Get an old Zenit film camera.
Throw it at a wall. Hard.
Use an old lens with lots of dirt on the front element.
Process the out-of-date film in the bathtub at the wrong temperature with the door wide open.
Leave the negs on the living-room carpet for a week to dry out.

Scan, upload to Flickr and amaze your friends!

the first two are shot with a 5d mrk 111

the last one a mrk 11

given that they are shot at 100iso with a quick shutter speed you would have allot more clarity if it wasn't for all the post work. i dont think fill was used either (although i could be wrong)

my thoughts are towards a great style in post work or in addition a alien skin / program that gives a filmic look

as for the lens and flare the first pic is a lesser sunny day, maybe a cloud came over or doesnt have sun in the frame like the other two so i would say all post

the other two look to be shot with the sun in the frame with sunflare but emphasized alot more and i would say a couple of the streaks in one image doesn't look possible unless using smoke in real time so added in post (almost like sun rays through a church window as oppossed to flare) raw files and exposure pushed and pulled to its limit IMO

but you can ask the photogrpaher for a definitive answer instead of us guessing as hes on here somewhere

one things for sure we dont have such great weather here or in london so trying to arrange things two weeks in advance to do something like this can be a pain. might be an excuse for a trip to the states for ya

dp

Shoot the dude a PM...

http://www.modelmayhem.com/633776

Buy a Holga and drop it a couple of times!!:-)))

He's the flaremaster!

The technique is called "lens whacking" Film riot does a nice video on it you can find on youtube.

Step one: find a lens with a mount a little smaller than your mount
Step 2: hold the lens over the whole, set the focus to infinite and adjust the lens closer or further from your sensor to get the desired focus. As a side note if you angle your lens you can achieve a tilt shift lens focal plane (things in focus both near and far)
Step 3: Use your hand over the lens to allow the desired amount of light leak
Step 4: practice, practice, practice.

I tried it on my Nikon D700 and it allowed me to shoot without a lens attached, not all cameras will allow this. I found an old 50mm Minolta lenses fit inside pretty well, but since it didn't fit very far inside my mount I couldn't get much past about 2 feet in focus. It also works if you need a macro lens and cant afford one.