Light Painting: I heart AYA
August 30, 2008 · Print This Article
First off, I can’t take credit for coming up with the awesome concept of LIGHT PAINTING on my own. Thanks to this great post on the digital Photography School site, I was immediately inspired to try it. It is a very cool photography technique that basically does what the names says–let you paint with light. It’s also rather simple to do. Here’s how . . .
WHAT YOU NEED:
- camera with a shutter priority mode (at least 10 seconds)
- tripod
- any small light source like a flashlight or candle
- wireless camera remote (helps if painting alone)
HOW TO DO IT:
- mount your camera (set to shutter priority mode) on the tripod
- turn off all light sources in the room/area
- open the shutter on your camera
- turn on your flashlight (candle, etc.)
- paint in the air as if it were a blank canvas
That’s all there is to it. No magic, just using an open shutter and one’s own drawing skills. Here’s one hint I learned if using a flashlight–turn the flashlight on first before you open the camera’s shutter, but cover the front of the flashlight with your hand or against your body. Then open the shutter. After you finish writing one letter of a word, cover the front of the flashlight again with your hand. That’s how I was able to “print” Aya’s name.
Here are larger sized photos of the above thumbnails along with the EXIF data for the “heart” photograph, though I used the same settings for all three photos.
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wow!! so sweet and awesome!! Thank you Jason!
let me try it!!!
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Jason Collin Reply:
September 1st, 2008 at 1:41 am
Your welcome Aya!
Yes, let’s try it at the beach some time! I want to draw pictures of like dinosaurs and Moomins!
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That’s sugoi! Honto sugoi!!!
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Jason Collin Reply:
September 8th, 2008 at 1:53 am
Thanks! You should try it sometime! It’s very fun.
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