Painting with light is done with a still SLR (single-lens reflex) camera and a moving light source. Also known as light graffiti, the technique produces images made up of lines and streaks of glowing light. Light painting is also done by illuminating objects and areas of a scene shot in a long exposure without showing the light source itself. The most famous light drawings were done by Pablo Picasso and Life magazine photographer Gjon Mili in 1949. Picasso was photographed outlining figures, animals and semi-abstract designs with a small flashlight or "light pencil." The light trails registered as creative drawings in the air around the artist.
Instructions
- 1
Take the approach of using the air in front of you as a canvas and a flashlight as a drawing tool. Set up an SLR or a DSLR camera in a dark environment uncontaminated by extraneous light. Place the camera on a sturdy tripod to eliminate jiggle. Draw with a small bright flashlight by shining it directly at the camera while moving it in front of the lens. Try some gestural drawings. Use flowing arm movements to record gestures suggesting outlines of people or objects.
2Experiment with different camera settings to get the right look. Use at least a 20-second exposure time. Step down your aperature until the picture looks right. Allow a minute or more for more complex line drawings. Shoot against an uncluttered or artfully arranged backdrop so the light painting doesn't have to compete with a busy background. Take several pictures and study them to judge the correct exposure. Adjust your exposure time up or down depending on how bright you want the light to appear.
3Use a digital camera to be able to see and correct the results of your technique. Make close-up light paintings or zoom out for larger compositions. Run around within range of the camera, composing with your flashlight. Don't hold the light in the same spot too long, or it will show up too bright in the picture.
4Make linear light drawings by using single lines of light to define outlines. Use overlapping strokes of the flashlight for shaded or smeared painterly affects. Try using fluid arm motions as you paint with light. Write messages in the air, or place color filters over the flashlight to punch up your pictures with bright, neon-like hues. Tape colored tissue paper over the light's lens for different color affects.
5Use the illumination technique for an alternative approach to painting with light by shooting outdoors when there's little or no natural ambient light. Illuminate areas and objects of your scene with a wide-beam flashlight while the shutter is open. Shine the flashlight on different objects for a few seconds. Give each object the same illumination time. Work for a surrealistic affect with this method.
Painting with light is done with a still SLR (single-lens reflex) camera and a moving light source. Also known as light graffiti, the technique produces images made up of lines and streaks of glowing light. Light painting is also done by illuminating objects and areas of a scene shot in a long exposure without showing the light source itself. The most famous light drawings were done by Pablo Picasso and Life magazine photographer Gjon Mili in 1949. Picasso was photographed outlining figures, animals and semi-abstract designs with a small flashlight or "light pencil." The light trails registered as creative drawings in the air around the artist.
Instructions
- 1
Take the approach of using the air in front of you as a canvas and a flashlight as a drawing tool. Set up an SLR or a DSLR camera in a dark environment uncontaminated by extraneous light. Place the camera on a sturdy tripod to eliminate jiggle. Draw with a small bright flashlight by shining it directly at the camera while moving it in front of the lens. Try some gestural drawings. Use flowing arm movements to record gestures suggesting outlines of people or objects.
2Experiment with different camera settings to get the right look. Use at least a 20-second exposure time. Step down your aperature until the picture looks right. Allow a minute or more for more complex line drawings. Shoot against an uncluttered or artfully arranged backdrop so the light painting doesn't have to compete with a busy background. Take several pictures and study them to judge the correct exposure. Adjust your exposure time up or down depending on how bright you want the light to appear.
3Use a digital camera to be able to see and correct the results of your technique. Make close-up light paintings or zoom out for larger compositions. Run around within range of the camera, composing with your flashlight. Don't hold the light in the same spot too long, or it will show up too bright in the picture.
4Make linear light drawings by using single lines of light to define outlines. Use overlapping strokes of the flashlight for shaded or smeared painterly affects. Try using fluid arm motions as you paint with light. Write messages in the air, or place color filters over the flashlight to punch up your pictures with bright, neon-like hues. Tape colored tissue paper over the light's lens for different color affects.
5Use the illumination technique for an alternative approach to painting with light by shooting outdoors when there's little or no natural ambient light. Illuminate areas and objects of your scene with a wide-beam flashlight while the shutter is open. Shine the flashlight on different objects for a few seconds. Give each object the same illumination time. Work for a surrealistic affect with this method.
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