For those of you who love light painting, this could be really up your alley. There are lots of cheap led wands out there, but that's the problem. They're cheap. I have to rebuy the 10 dollar ones every year or so, and the batteries crap out quickly too. Recently I saw this super cool... Continue Reading →
Super Easy Light Painting Toy
These are called "throwies" because you can attach them to anything metal...though I have used them with an extra magnet and stuck them to my clothes too! :) (click on the title above to open the full post and see the embedded video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAIxSm0v0Xs
Light Painting
I showed my classes how using flash stencils, leds and cold cathodes could create some pretty cool effects. I was hoping to see some Halloween light paintings! Haven't seen any so far, so here's one from a class demo to get the ball rolling:
Wired Magazine Likes Light Painting
STREET ARTIST TURNED photographer 2wenty likes to stay behind the scenes, but his alter-ego Lightman is an adventurer who loves roaming the streets and beaches of Los Angeles. The artist, who used to create artwork and surreptitiously paste it up around LA, started experimenting with light painting three years ago. “I feel light painting to me is a reflection of...
Student Awesomeness
My digital photography class learns two different styles of night photography; long exposure architecture shots, and light painting. This is a mix of both types of shots. Enjoy! Feel free to leave comments for your fellow photographers to read! Come take a look...
Perfection (through trial and error and cheap gadgets)
Light painting is cool. Orbs are cooler, and a perfect orb is the coolest. Using whatever tools you want (physical tools, NOT photoshop that is) make me an awesome orb. A perfect orb will get you partial extra credit. The best (per class) most totally awesome and complex orb will get the MOST extra credit...