Thanks Everyone -
This was done with an LED flashlight with a slight modification to diffuse it just a tad - very different effects depending on the angle and diffusion of the light.
I remember I smiled after seeing the preview of this on the back of my camera - and I stopped shooting (11:40 pm - I still had 20 minutes to submit! =). Being minimal edit I knew this would be tough to pull off ... I had no idea what I was going to shoot and started the process at about 10:45 that evening!
The great thing about "painting" with a single light source is that you don't need to have a bunch of reflectors or backdrops - just a dark room and a flashlight.
Regarding the sewing machine oil - I didn't even realize there was text on the bottle until after I opened the shot on the computer - my wife has a bunch of these and i just grabbed one that seemed the right size… no time to reshoot after I noticed.
Thanks so much for the comments.
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The led flashlight has 3 small lights on the end. They were partly diffused with a white plastic bag. The effect is generated depening on how the lights are positioned in relation to the direction that the light is moving. Hopefully this helps.
Originally posted by maximz2005:
Absolutely beautiful image! Well done.
How exactly did you light this using a flashlight to create this effect? I'm still kind of confused and it would be great if you could explain.
Absolutely beautiful image! Well done.
How exactly did you light this using a flashlight to create this effect? I'm still kind of confused and it would be great if you could explain.
First of all: Avoid pointing the a bright light directly at the lens (unless you like lens flare). This is one reason I tried to diffuse the light a bit.
The first step of the process is lighting the scene - that involves keeping the light itself out of the frame - and not lighting anything you don't want to see. The cool thing about having a moving lightsource is that you can light up areas that may otherwise be in shadow -so you can get a hyper-real effect sometimes.
The part where the "paint" is the light itself is just trial and error and keep in mind where the camera is in relation to your subject. Timing is essential though and having a steady hand helps too.
Originally posted by Citadel:
I really like when my early predictions are accurate. Congrats on the blue! I'd like to hear more about how you painted this. (like what angle etc)
Very well deserved, what a great shot. I like that you didn't try to take it down to the bottom of the glass. Makes it look like it is just starting. Very ephemeral effect. Your fellow "Greeks" are very proud of you.
Cool shot. I'm very interested in light painting, something I never tried myself. Seeing images like this tempts me to try it out. Thanks for the inspiration and congratulations.
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