~ auto exposures are for wimps ~
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 →
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
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:
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...
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...
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...
In order to make light paintings, longer exposures are used to record the movement of the light. Since this is done in dim areas, if the person painting with light wears dark clothes and moves continuously, they are usually not recorded in a photograph because light doesn't fall on them in any one spot long enough to...
First, there might be some talking in this first video, but the end result is awesome, and gives you a really good idea how to plan and put together a well orchestrated night photo. I have a ton of posts here about night photography. Just do a search for "night" and you'll see a lot... Continue Reading →
There was some veeeery cool night photography this semester! I cut it down to 28 images because that's all I could add in a single post...but there was some really brilliant stuff here. And if you look, there are a few really fab globes here too, right? Moua and Archuleta are my main runner ups... Continue Reading →
