Light painting is a photographic technique in which exposures are made by moving a hand-held light source or by moving the camera. You need a shutter speed of 1/8 of a second and a low ISO of 50 and the aperture needs to be a f/5, so the lens is open. The technique to doing this is to find a place where you want to create your light painting photo, you need to release the shutter and begin painting with light. Make sure your light source is always directed towards the camera or you won’t have continuous lines and shapes. You need to have a camera that enables you to set long exposure times. So, a compact camera can be used, but it’s better to have a camera which will give you more control over other settings, like ISO, aperture, and the choice of the lens. A tripod is an essential accessory. It will guarantee you clear and sharp photos, especially with long exposure times. Another important accessory is a remote control. It will enable you to release the shutter without having to be near the camera which will give you more freedom in choosing the place where you will be moving your light source. It will also reduce any threat of camera shake that may occur at the moment of pressing the shutter release button. You need a dark room, lasers, tripods.
Painting With Light Pictures:
The photography lab with painting with light went really well. I had a lot of pictures that had a lot of different views that made a lot of cool turn outs. At first I was trying to make shapes and write. It was very hard at first to write anything and to finish tracing by the time my camera went off. However, it did not seem that bad because it was still fun trying to figure everything out while doing all of the lab. Positives for the lab while doing it were experimenting with all the different things to do and all the different lights that were in the room. It was really hard to get the light to show because the light from outside kept coming in and you had to keep moving to get darkness. The lasers and the glow sticks did not work at all in the lab. It may have just been the fact that it was not that dark, but flashlights seemed to work very well and were easy to see. They were also easier to move around and draw and write things.
