Light painting is an interesting long-exposure photography technique that you can use to create artistic images. With this technique, you can use artificial light to highlight a selected portion or particular elements in the frame. Only those elements where you decide to light paint will be visible in the final image while the rest will […]
If somebody showed me an image of the Milky Way, I’d expect the Milky Way to be the outstanding feature of that image. And for me, this has almost always been true. Nothing can be in the same frame as the Milky Way and beat it – nothing outshines the star clusters. But, the following […]
Light painting allows you to express the artist within you. This is a form of photography wherein you can create an image as you imagine. The space around you becomes a blank canvas and the light source is your brush. Light painting expert Jason Rinehart demonstrates how you can create amazing long exposure light painting effects […]
Knowing how to control your camera and paint with light can produce some of the most head-turning images in photography. This new comprehensive 56 page guide takes you through the most useful light painting techniques in detail and let’s you really study the craft at your own leisure. We were able to negotiate a 72% […]
Spirographs are surprisingly easy to create and the results can be pretty spectacular. Spirals, ovals, straight bouncing lines with a myriad of colors—there’s no limit to what you can do with a little bit of imagination. This technique, as explained by Jason D. Page, is all about standard light painting using the bulb mode on your camera with […]
Photography is a way to be creative. Whether it be by taking regular landscape photographs or making surreal and abstract images. Another fun technique you can try is light painting. The gist of light painting is, well you guessed it, to paint with light. This article will tell you how it works, what kinds of […]
Light painting is a technique used in photography in which a long exposure is shot and a light source is moved in the frame to add an artistic touch. To move the light source, usually the photographer or the assistant has to be in the frame. So, a common question that arises is how to […]
Photographer Reuben Wu has been experimenting with his drone to light geographical features and make long exposure composites for some time now. His project called Lux Noctis is a fusion of traditional landscape photography, 19th century romantic painting, and science fiction: Wu’s primary tool is the light that illuminates the obscure night landscapes and adds the […]
Just when you thought you’d seen everything that you could do with a camera and a flashlight, photographer Eric Paré shares something new. Here, he shows us how to light paint with a tube light for amazing long exposures: You might be wondering, “What’s new about light painting? Isn’t that something that we’ve seen already?” […]
Light painting requires only darkness and a light source to create beautiful shapes and patterns, but how you move the light makes all the difference. Professional light painting photographer Patrick Rochon has become a leading figure in this art genre with his amazing ability to create beautiful images with his hands and light tools. And, as is […]
