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Dusty Cameras
In a complete 180 from my last post, let’s talk about shooting film.
Being part of the oldest segment of Millennials, film cameras were very …
Phoning It In
A few years ago I went for a walk one morning during a heavy snow. A teenager approached me and introduced himself as a photographer. He asked if it …
Mixed Light and Doing More with Less
The other day I had a conversation with a friend who is a touring drummer. He said when he first started going on the road he had a huge drum set. …
Manual Lenses: Balancing Fire and Sky
The light work is only half of the equation in a light painting. Making sure the location is visible is just as important, if not more so. Using …
Disecting Photons
I really dig fog. A lot. A whole hell of a lot actually. 🙂 I even wrote about using it in long exposure photography a few months ago.
For this one, …
Shaping EL Wire
Electroluminescent wire (el wire for short) has been used by light painting artists for several years. It’s most common use is creating a glowing …
Man On Fire
In this light painting tutorial I’ll explain how to create the fire effect in the above photo. If you aren’t familiar with light painting, check out …
A Perfect Circle
A Perfect Circle, besides being one of my favorite bands, is also an easy and cool light painting trick.
What you need
- A paint roller and handle
- A …
Light Painting Primer
Often times, people have a hard time believing you can create this kind of stuff with out the one stop cure-all miracle known as Photoshop. The …