Light Painting
Light PattingThe word photography translates as drawing (or writing) with light:
photo = from the Greek phos meaning light graph = from the Greek graphe meaning writing light painting is a technique/process which allows you to paint with light using an artificial light source, such as a torch. Aperture control the amount of light let into your photo which you are creating. |
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Light Painting Tutorial Youtube Video
i find this video helpful because it tell the viewer how to create a light painting and they also show the viewer that light painting can be fun in a lot of ways also they show you what you can create with light painting. this video |
Gjon Mili
Gjon Mili (November 28, 1904 – February 14, 1984) was an Albanian-American photographer best known for his work published in LIFE which he photographed artists such as Pablo Picasso.
Gjon Mili was Born to Vasil Mili and Viktori Cekani in Korce,Albaia, Gjon Mill spent his life as a child (childhood) in Romanina. Gjon went to Gheorhe Lazar National Collage in Bucharest, after which he came to the United States in 1923. In 1939, Ghon got a job as a freelance photographer for life (a place he held untill his death in 1984). most of his photographs are of long exposure witch created a effect of that there was a person moving in the photograph and he did this by having a camera on a long exposure and letting the person move while he was flashing a torch or a forum of light source which the camera on a F3.5 or lower. the flash of the light source was picked up by the camera and the position of the person was taken each time he flashed the light |
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John Hesketh
john own words on how he like his light painting to turn out
What do I see when you turn out the lights I use my house, yards, and the cul-de-sac I live on as the setting for my work. Everyday objects that don't have extraordinary relevance are combined and redefined. Often my subject matter is personal, dealing with my own feelings of home, family and the suburban dream. In the dark I find myself searching for something with a flashlight. I photograph in long exposures using hand-held lights to paint light over a prepared scene. Preparation for these images starts with ideas in journals, dreams and conversations. Sometimes, however, I go out into the dark with no preconceived notion. I'm interested in the narrative qualities that are expressed when time is compressed onto a single sheet of film. Sometimes narratives are imposed by me and other times the objects reveal their own narratives; but the final image is always a compromise between myself and the subject. I don't use an accurate shutter or "high-tech" lighting equipment. This is more intentional than economical. I prefer to rely on intuition over scientific calculation. This enables me to paint light by feeling rather than by numbers. I walk through a scene painting light, often leaving hints of human presence or the need for one. The simple, yet intense use of color mimics the loose nature of dreams -- lacking everyday details -- generous in symbolism. These are images that have gotten caught in my dreams. I bring them to the surface as an underwater photographer brings his images up from the ocean depths. |
Man RayAugust 27, 1890 – November 18, 1976 is the day that Man Ray was born Emmanuel Radnitzky, and was an American modernist artist who spent most of his career in Paris, France. He was a significant contributor to the Dada and Surrealist movements, although his ties to each were informal. He produced major works in a variety of media but considered himself a painter above all. He was best known for his photography, and he was a renowned fashion and portrait photographer. Ray is also noted for his work with photograms, which he called "rayographs" in reference to himself
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These are my attempts on light paintingi have had attempts on light painting and these are my successes and other photographs that didn't go as well as i planed.
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WWW- (What Went Well)in this photo there was a black back drop witch stopped any light reflecting off the walls also the white light source come out very well comparing to the the blue light source. i was able to change the camera setting to have the shutter timing to 15 sec. also i used these setting on the camera: at first i put the camera to Manual then i put the time to 15 sec, 3.5F and the ISO was on 100-200. i also had a dark room with a black black drop.
EBI-(Even Better If)in this photo it would if been even better if the blue light source i was using has more vivid, so that it was more able to see and not be over powered by the white light source. also it would of been better if the black backdrop was made of a light absorbent material rather than having a black fabric as a backdrop. Also it would of been better if i took a lot more practice because i only practised in the lesson when we had to take the light photographs and the moving images
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