Painting with light is exactly what photography is to me. It is a way of making a long exposure show creativity with light. To to become a proficient photographer you must master the light and control the amount of its glow. Setting your camera on auto will not get you the desired effect. In order to create a proper image you must follow the steps. Keep in mind that everyone may have different needs and the amount of light that will be used can vary.
The proper tools needed for this are, a camera with a manual or bulb mode, a shutter release cable, a flashlight and a tripod. You simple point and click camera may not have a manual mode and if you’re not able to adjust aperture, shutter speed or ISO you might as well stop. While in manual mode set your ISO to 100, the shutter speed to 20 seconds and the aperture at f/11. Place you camera on a tripod and set you focus and prepare to create.
Once you’ve lined up yourself or your model for the shot, have it all in focus and ready to begin, turn off the lights. Release the shutter and begin to draw with your flashlight or light source.
This is where a being wild and free with your movements can create a beautiful and interesting image. I’ve done quite a few portraits of light writing and it never gets boring. Writing words or drawing symbols or outlining objects is just fun. The best example of light writing I’ve ever seen comes from a very creative person, Freddie Wong and his youTube video, light warfare. This stellar example of creativity is what inspires me to have fun with my shoots. Never be the stiff uninteresting person and allow myself to be free and creative.
The proper tools needed for this are, a camera with a manual or bulb mode, a shutter release cable, a flashlight and a tripod. You simple point and click camera may not have a manual mode and if you’re not able to adjust aperture, shutter speed or ISO you might as well stop. While in manual mode set your ISO to 100, the shutter speed to 20 seconds and the aperture at f/11. Place you camera on a tripod and set you focus and prepare to create.
Once you’ve lined up yourself or your model for the shot, have it all in focus and ready to begin, turn off the lights. Release the shutter and begin to draw with your flashlight or light source.
This is where a being wild and free with your movements can create a beautiful and interesting image. I’ve done quite a few portraits of light writing and it never gets boring. Writing words or drawing symbols or outlining objects is just fun. The best example of light writing I’ve ever seen comes from a very creative person, Freddie Wong and his youTube video, light warfare. This stellar example of creativity is what inspires me to have fun with my shoots. Never be the stiff uninteresting person and allow myself to be free and creative.
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