24 Magical Images of Light Trails

24 Magical Images of Light Trails

A Post By: Darlene Hildebrandt

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Capturing light trails of something moving, often a vehicle, is somewhat magical because it’s something you cannot see with the naked eye. So only through the use of a camera and the right exposure techniques can this be possible.

Remember that light painting is just that if you show the light source – capturing the light trail.

Let’s look at a few images of light trails and see how these photographers captured the magic:

X_tine

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Howard Ignatius

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Paulius Malinovskis

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Sam DeLong

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Todd Blaisdell

By Todd Blaisdell

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Katie Inglis

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Keith

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Jthornett

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Jamie McCaffrey

By Jamie McCaffrey

Tom Roeleveld

By Tom Roeleveld

Alex Lin

By Alex Lin

Mike Boening Photography

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Wilson Lam

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Thomas Renken

By Thomas Renken

William Warby

By William Warby

Luc Mercelis

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Scott Griggs

By Scott Griggs

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Darlene Hildebrandt is an educator who teaches aspiring amateurs and hobbyists how to improve their skills through articles on her site Digital Photo Mentor, online photography classes, and travel tours to exotic places like Peru (Aug 31st - Sept 13th, 2019), Thailand, and India (Oct 28th - Nov 11th, 2019). To help you at whatever level you're at she has two email mini-courses. Sign up for her free beginner OR portrait photography email mini-course here. Or get both, no charge!