Awesome example of light painting and portrait
December 26, 2009 by Mark
Filed under Lighting, Shooting Tips & Inspiration
This is such a great portrait that I came across on Flickr awhile back. I think its a great example of a really unique portrait that combines a lot of perfect lighting skills. This was taken with a camera mounted on the cars hood as the car was moving with a long shutter speed. Its a really cool mix of light painting (having a long shutter speed and letting light create interesting shapes and compositions) and a portrait lit with strobes.
Lighting Info: diffused SB-600 in car dead centre between camera and models; bare SB-800 dead centre behind models for rim.
Moving car, 30sec, straight out of camera
This really inspired me to look more info Light painting and I have found some awesome artists online that are creating some really cool work in this field. I’ll share some of them and the work they are doing over the next few weeks, along with an interview with a filmmaker who is doing an entire documentary on Light painting.
What do you think of this shot? Would love to hear your comments. Also if you do any light painting photography please share your link in the comments I would love to see your work!
Great shot, but the 30sec exposure just does not hang true for me, nor the statement, “straight out of camera”. It’s all too perfect, too symetrical too straight especially has no one is steering the car and there is no vertical monement in the blur. No road is that flat and no engine that smooth.
Great shot; great composition, just doubt some of the description.
Rob.
Hi Rob,
I agree with you, my first reaction was “no way the car was moving and everything was so perfect (and they are kissing)”. I am trying to contact the artist to get some more info on the shot and will update if I hear back. Regardless it is a pretty awesome shot!
Hi guys. I can attest to the fact that Andrew Whyte, “AndWhyNot”, indeed does shoot these types of shots “SOOC” or straight out of the camera….
Think of photography creatively. Imagining that the road is not “flat” begs the question of whether or not they are actually moving.
or how fast it’s moving….
I guess what I’m trying to say is that the car may not have been moving the entire 30 seconds…and slowly…and the lights are manipulated for light painting….
Thanks for your input Matt!