Bosphorus: an Istanbul ferry AI photoshoot with flash
Bosphorus is an Istanbul ferry photoshoot made on the open deck with flash and a slow shutter. Gulls hang frozen right beside the face, the shoreline and its domes slide into blur, and wind pulls at a burgundy leather coat.
- Lens
- 28 mm
- Shutter
- 1/15 s
- Light
- On-camera flash
- Camera
- On a ferry deck
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Six frames from this shoot
Five frames and one detail, made by haloshot from three phone photos of one person.
Frame 1 · Bosphorus 
Frame 2 · Bosphorus 
Frame 3 · Bosphorus 
Frame 4 · Bosphorus 
Frame 5 · Bosphorus 
Detail · Bosphorus
About the slow-sync flash look
Grey overcast daylight sets the base exposure at 1/15 s, long enough for water and shore to smear as the boat moves. An on-camera flash fires in the same instant and stops both the gulls and the subject cold. The 28 mm lens works close, almost inside the flock. Color stays muted blue-grey with a touch of sepia warmth.
Clothes, place and when to pick it
The outfit carries the only strong color: an oversized burgundy leather coat over a cream ribbed turtleneck, wide grey wool trousers and heavy silver rings. haloshot places your face among the gulls. It works for a travel story, a confident profile picture or a strong first frame on a grid.
How it works
Add three photos of yourself: face, half turn and full length. haloshot renders a free five-frame preview of Bosphorus with your face. Pick the frames you like and keep them in 4:5 HD.
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