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Beginner Light Painting Photography

Beginner Light Painting Photography

Light painting is one of the lesser known techniques in photography and is usually only carried out by serious night owls… and some very keen photographers. Primarily performed at night and outdoors, such night captures can make scenes look more dramatic than they would under normal conditions. Light painting is not a new thing. It’s […]

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Interesting Photo of the Day: RC Plane Light Painting

Interesting Photo of the Day: RC Plane Light Painting

This photo takes long exposure to the next level. Photographer Kevin Paschal expertly captures stars in the sky, movement in the water, and the lights from a radio-controlled (RC) plane doing tricks over the water. Paschal flies RC planes as a hobby and has incorporated it into his photography. There are LED lights on the […]

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Interesting Photo of the Day: Light Painting Wrapped Portrait

Interesting Photo of the Day: Light Painting Wrapped Portrait

Smartphone cameras have come a very long way. So much that in the hands of a skilled photographer, the results are almost indistinguishable at a glance. Phone cameras have improved so much that you can use manual controls just like in your camera. This has opened the floodgates to some really creative photography. Take the […]

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Interesting Photo of the Day: LED Light Painting

Interesting Photo of the Day: LED Light Painting

You have a true artist on your hands when there is zero post production involved in a photograph. Janne Parviainen, a Finnish artist, creates astounding light painting photographs using various light sources and long exposure times. This piece is titled “Days of Our Lives”: A 24 minute exposure time allowed Parviainen to trace the entire […]

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Interesting Photo of the Day: Bicycle Light Painting

Interesting Photo of the Day: Bicycle Light Painting

Low light and long exposure – this combination opens up a lot of opportunities for a photographer. With this combo, it’s then all up to the photographer to make use of his or her creativity to make images. Light painting is one such popular form of photography that many photographers use to create outstanding images. […]

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Interesting Photo of the Day: Light Painting with Fireflies

Interesting Photo of the Day: Light Painting with Fireflies

Fireflies are one of the finest examples of how nature can surprise you. The little insects with lights coming off of their backs are sure to leave anyone fascinated. To take this to the next level, photographer Tim Reaves managed to take a long exposure image of fireflies in the woods of the Great Smoky […]

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Light Painting Photography Tools

Light Painting Photography Tools

Light painting is a creative way to explore photography when you’ve gotten bored with taking all those standard or cliché photos and have gotten to grips with the features of your sophisticated DSLR camera. While the activity is most commonly referred to as light painting, there are actually two distinct styles: Light Painting This is […]

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Interesting Photo of the Day: Light Painting Portrait

Interesting Photo of the Day: Light Painting Portrait

Some days you come across images that are absolutely amazing just to find out that they were heavily Photoshopped. And then there are images like this one shot by photographer Zach Alan which is a single exposure: Alan shot the image on a Sony A7RII with a Sigma 35mm Art lens using high powered flashlights […]

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Interesting Photo of the Day: Drone Light Painting

Interesting Photo of the Day: Drone Light Painting

Inspired by a dream he had as a child, Roger Essig uses photography and modern technology to recreate light patterns dancing across star-lit skies. To explore light painting and recreate the dream, Essig uses drones, different lighting, unique compositing techniques, and multiple exposures. As you can see from this image, his portfolio has quite the artistic approach: […]

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Interesting Photo of the Day: Light Painting a Deer

Interesting Photo of the Day: Light Painting a Deer

This amazing example of light painting was created and captured by Darren Pearson. During a long shutter speed, the deer was drawn with a “specially designed, illustrative light painting tool called a ‘Night Writer’.” Regardless of the process, we simply marvel at the precision and the patience of the man who made this: To make […]

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