Light Painting

[Cristina_]

A tecnique i have to deepen.
Some shots i did last winter.

I have to find a model and try with a human body.
What do you think?

[Cristina_]

Another one

[CamDiver]

I like it. care to share the technique? I personally prefer the bottle and glass shot. Very 'Ye olde inn' feel to the lighting.

Cheers,
Mark.

[Bill Pham]

i did a couple of them last week too :lol:. will have to post them and see how i can improve on them. btw like the last shot best.

Bill

[Cristina_]

I'll try to explain (I have google translator as my best friend!).
It is inspired to Caravaggio painting. I found some hints in a photography review and I thought it was a very interesting and simple tecnique.
You need a little torch, the tripod and a remote controller if you have one ( but it's not important if you can use automatic shutter release).
Choose an object, human too, put it in a dark room (this is an important thing because you must use very a long exposure), then shoot.
During the shot, light with the torch your subject, moving near and far from it so you can obtain diffrent effects.
First times i set 400/800 iso, BULB and f 5,6, then i saw that lights were too strong ( photo 1), it depends to the direction of beam: if it is toward lens you have a very strong ray of light. So I increased time and set f 8 or f11, iso 100 (with 350d noise was unbearable), and never leaned torch toward lens (shots #2 and #3).
It's interesting use different kinds of lights or reflecting surfaces.

Please, correct me if you see I'm using wrong verbs or expressions. I decided to enter this forum to learn more, speaking about something I love.

[mattograph]

I love number 3. You did a fantastic job of communicating the depth of the cylinders in a unique and interesting way.

[Cristina_]

Interesting Bill... Can you show your shots?
I'd like to know wich lights you use for this kind of works.

[Bill Pham]

i would show you but i didn't process them yet. but they are no where near as good as your.

Bill

[Cristina_]

Very kind, thank you.

[CamDiver]

Thanks for the explanation, clear and to the point. I am currently in Belize on a work project and away from my cameras so will definitely try this when I get home to my small place in the sun in Bali.

Cheers,
Mark.

[Cristina_]

wonderful places!!!!

[Mack1time]

#3 for me is swell

thanks for sharing

[art2face]

3rd one is awesome ...
i did something in my little studio last year with a complete different technique but a kind of same result ... published here (http://blog.art2face.de/archives/8)
i love low or high key photos, always searching for new tecs ... thx for sharing yours

cheers
marc