10 great examples of Light painting photography
by Mark
Filed under Shooting Tips & Inspiration
As a follow up to the article we did on “Long exposure photos“, I wanted to share some awesome examples of light painting. Light painting is the process of leaving your shutter open for a long period of time and “painting” in what you want to expose with a light (can be as simple as a flashlight) Light painting can come in many different forms, sometimes it is used to highlight certain parts of a building or landscape. Other times the light is used as a brush from a painter, the artists interact with the landscape and creates shapes and lines that create a piece of art.
Here are 10 amazing examples of light painting:
Light Painting in the New Year, originally uploaded by paulsweany
Light painting #1, originally uploaded by CrowGirl
Light Painting #53 (Amaryllis), originally uploaded by citybumpkin
strength of magnetism, originally uploaded by { tcb }.
Beneath the party: driving, Audi A3 convertible, originally uploaded by AndWhyNot
violin light painting by onlinewoman
Gayundah by G a r r y
The Art of Light Painting by Ragstatic
light painting N°1 by Antoine et Alice
There are some very talented artists in this field right now and a movie being made about some of them. We interviewed the director of Luminary a little while back and will post that interview soon.
Do you have any great light painting photos you have taken? Share them with us, just add a link to the photo in our comments.
Some fantastic shots above. Please also check out some of my light painting at the links below:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/adamjacobsphotography/3325323169/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/adamjacobsphotography/3211386925/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/adamjacobsphotography/4187752187/
Thanks.
Thanks for sharing, these are awesome. So creative and different!
Here’s some images… I asked the kids if they wanted to shoot some light painting pictures before their bedtime. They loved the process and the results. Most definitely a lot of fun.
http://rovettidesign.com/2010/02/nighttime-lightsticks-and-long-exposures/
Awesome and what a great idea to help teach your kids! Really cool way to show them about photography.
Inspiring list, seriously.. thanks for sharing