A group of 50 light painting photographers around the world have recreated the famous Van Gogh painting The Starry Night as a mosaic comprised entirely of 456 individual light painting photos. Photographer Dan Chick of Light Painting Blog writes that the project used Piece Out, a website he created that helps groups of people coordinate […]
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The Fotorgear Magilight is a new all-in-one light painting stick that aims to be “the easiest and most professional tool to improve your light painting photography.” Incredibly, the project blew past its $30,000 funding goal on IndieGoGo within just 2 hours of launching on the website. Now backed by over 800 individuals who have pledged […] petapixel.com »
2018-01-18 23:20
Here’s a 20-minute tutorial from Dustin Dolby of workphlo that looks at how you can shoot high-end product photos using just one speedlight by painting light. Dolby also looks at how to composite and enhance the shot to produce the final image. petapixel.com »
2017-12-01 21:39
Buried within the 2016 Superintendent’s Compendium for Grand Tetons National Park & John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway is a small, pesky provision that disallows the use of strobes or other artificial light from dusk til dawn. petapixel.com »
2017-06-23 17:54
Photographer Derek VanAlthuis took his light painting photography to fiery new heights last week when he captured this photo. In it, his model is flying away on wings created by light painting with actual fire. petapixel.com »
2017-03-17 23:28
A couple of weekends ago I was playing about with some ideas for a new portfolio shot involving a wall clock. Now, this clock happens to look a bit like a pocket watch, and a pocket watch normally has a chain (see where I’m going with this?). So I figured: “what if instead of a […] petapixel.com »
2017-03-07 23:25
Light painting photographer Bernhard Rauscher, better known by his pseudonym lumenman, does all kinds of interesting things with light. But one of his simplest experiments is also one of his most captivating. petapixel.com »
2017-02-20 23:00
Starting in December of each year, Finland’s northern region has a period of about 50 days in which the Sun never rises above the horizon. Photographer Hannu Huhtamo embraces the prolonged darkness of this “polar night,” turning it into the canvas for his beautiful light-painting long-exposure photos. Here’s a 2-minute video by Great Big Story […] petapixel.com »
2017-01-17 22:18
Photographer and founder of the Light Painting Brushes System, Jason D. Page, has created an in-depth tutorial showcasing his method of light painting to create a “Light Man”(or woman). Using tools from his unique lighting system, Page walks you through every step providing camera settings, ideal posing and environmental options, as well as potential trouble areas for those looking to duplicate the technique. thephoblographer.com »
2016-11-06 07:22