Light Painting

[albert.cantaloupe]

My cousins and I tried light painting during Christmas. Here are some images.

Comments and Critiques are welcomed.







Thank you and Happy Holidays!!!

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[Lance Nelson]

Very rad! My girlfriend and I might go out and do this on Friday if it's not too cold out (I live in Michigan).

What kind of lights were you using? I've done it before with lighters and flashlights but I don't like the results.

[albert.cantaloupe]

I used standard flash lights. The white streaks were done with an led flash light. The yellow streaks with cheap flash lights.

Hope that helps.

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[Amira]

Okay, so maybe I'm an idiot, but can someone describe to me or point to a post that tells you how to do this?! =) I think it looks so cool! =) I'm assuming from the dark background that you shoot at night using a slower shutter speed to capture the movement of a flashlight or something? =) Someone fill me in! =)

[Sime]

albert.cantaloupe = great job!

Go somewhere dark, use a slow shutter speed. eg: 20 second exposure, f22, iso 100

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[Atlas88]

@albert.cantaloupe: Love the 3rd picture!!

@Amira: Perhaps you can start out by just experimenting like what I've done below. For this image I used a 15 second exposure, f/3.5, ISO 100. I was rather close to the camera and used a 19mm focal length.

If doing this indoors in next to no light be sure to set your cameras focus prior to turning out the lights. If possible, have someone stand where you'll be 'painting' and have the camera auto focus on him/her. Then switch the Auto Focus to Manual - that way your camera won't be hunting around in the dark when you switch off the light.



It can be an odd experience, waving lights madly about in the dark in front of a camera like that! Always fun to play though eh?

[sybren]

You can use a flashgun as well. This was done by repeatedly flashing with my Speedlite 430EX at 1/32rd power while holding it in my hand. I narrowed the beam of the flash with a black straw snoot grid.

[FocalFrenzy]

Sorry, I'm an idiot! What is a black straw snoot grid. Don't they hunt those down south?

[Sime]

Hilarious!!... Have a look here -> CLICK-A-RAMA

This is a DIY one, should sort you out...

Sime

[sybren]

Yup, that's where I found out how to make one as well. I can tell you that it's one of my favourite photo-attributes!