Painting With Light Blog Part 2

Part 2

We used flashlights and a low shutter speed to paint with light.

Positives:

• Being able to see objects that were being outlines.
• Being able to read words. 
• Having a completely black background.

Negatives: 

• Having a light background.
• Not being able to read words.

Good

Bad

Trying to draw with light is very difficult. Being able to draw and write takes patience. The positives are being able to read what you are writing and having a completely dark background. Negatives are not knowing what is being drawn and being able to see distractions in the background. If I was going to do anything differently, I would make the room darker.

Painting With Light Blog Part 1

Part 1

Technique: Where you illuminate parts of a scene with a torch or other light to add emphasis and colour to certain objects during a long exposure. To paint with light successfully takes a lot of experimentation and usually a slow shutter speed of around 1/60. Using a lower ISO of around 100 will and a higher aperture will create better images.

Definition: Light painting is a technique where you use a light source to illuminate parts of a scene and/or create interesting (unrealistic) effects.

Tools/equipment: Possible light sources are flashlights, matches, fireworks, and glow sticks. You will need a DSLR camera and a tripod is usually required because of the long exposure time needed.

Ideas: 

1. Spelling your name with a torch or other type of light source.
2. Headlights of cars.

Examples:

Wall Power
Vicki DaSilva

Michael Ross