Cool trick w/ flashlight and 10 sec. exposure.

Kyle11786 · 18th of March 2007 (Sun)

Wrote my name with a flashlight using a 10 sec. exposure. Just took the end off of the flashlight and wrote my name backwards so it would show up correct.

AirBrontosaurus · 18th of March 2007 (Sun)

Great pen-er-flashlightmenship. And writing it backwards. It looks great!

coach51 · 19th of March 2007 (Mon)

Cool. If you moved around a bit more you might have become invisible. Also, if your flashlightmenship is better writing it forward, you could always flip the photo to correct it later. Cool idea. gives me something else to do on rainy days. Lights out, blue light writer... Thanks, Kyle.
~marty

willy b · 19th of March 2007 (Mon)

That brilliant, i think i might go and try it now

coach51 · 19th of March 2007 (Mon)

Well, I wanted to write out Thanks Kyle and post it, but my flashlightmenship ain't what it used to be. After a few attempts I just decided to say Hi. When I got to my signature it was easier. Light writer, that's what a photographer is, right? Photo=light, grapher=writer. Thanks, Klye.
~marty

<AkulA> · 19th of March 2007 (Mon)

Another thing you can do, is hold the flashlight normally, but face your back to the camera. Then you will have the light pointing at the camera over your shoulder, and you'll still be "writing" normally!

Heres one I took a LONG time ago with my old Fuji S7000

Another fun thing to do is play around with a laser pen with the same idea (long exposure). Heres one where I shined the laser pen through a crystal glass that had a bunch of facets to refract the light in all different ways! Again, crappy quality with the old camera, LoL

Citizensmith · 19th of March 2007 (Mon)

Think I may have to try some of these, looks fun.

ImagineTNT · 19th of March 2007 (Mon)

Wow, really cool idea and execution!

Kyle11786 · 20th of March 2007 (Tue)

Those are cool lookin! Yeah it's lots of fun playing around with different ways to write and draw stuff! It helps develop some cool imagination skills too!

gkwood · 20th of March 2007 (Tue)

Hi Kyle you started a really good thread here and yours is the best so far

tsxmike · 20th of March 2007 (Tue)

I tried this as well last night, very cool effect, not as good as Kyle's but it came out ok.

gkwood · 20th of March 2007 (Tue)

your right mike it did come out pretty good , i wonder what it would have be like in total darkness

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tsxmike · 20th of March 2007 (Tue)

yeah i want to try it in the dark see what the result would be, this is really fun to do. Although it took about 50 times to get my name legible, kinda weird writing backwards in the air.

Kyle11786 · 20th of March 2007 (Tue)

Thats awesome! I like the graffiti look of the K. LOL it does take about 50 or so times in order for it to come out the way you want it. But when it's all said and done, the outcome is very cool. Later on tonight i'm going to try drawing different things. But here are 2 more pics I took that look cool. I took the same flashlight and put it in the hole of a blue Memorex CD and then did the same thing with an orange Memorex CD.

<AkulA> · 20th of March 2007 (Tue)

LOVE the cd one man! - Awesome!

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AirBrontosaurus Goldmember Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 3,813 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Cool trick w/ flashlight and 10 sec. exposure. Great pen-er-flashlightmenship. And writing it backwards. It looks great! __________________ Chris \| My Flickr \| AirBrontosaurus.com \| Peleng 8mm Fisheye writeup Body: Canon 5D Lenses: Canon 24-105mm f/4 L \| Canon MP-E 65mm Macro \| Canon 85mm f/1.8 \|

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coach51 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Shavertown, PA, USA Posts: 678 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Cool trick w/ flashlight and 10 sec. exposure. Cool. If you moved around a bit more you might have become invisible. Also, if your flashlightmenship is better writing it forward, you could always flip the photo to correct it later. Cool idea. gives me something else to do on rainy days. Lights out, blue light writer... Thanks, Kyle. ~marty __________________ Gear list Light Writer PIX (Main Gallery). Enjoy whateveer happens ~marty

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<AkulA> Goldmember Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bellingham, Washington Posts: 2,037 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Cool trick w/ flashlight and 10 sec. exposure. Another thing you can do, is hold the flashlight normally, but face your back to the camera. Then you will have the light pointing at the camera over your shoulder, and you'll still be "writing" normally! Heres one I took a LONG time ago with my old Fuji S7000 Another fun thing to do is play around with a laser pen with the same idea (long exposure). Heres one where I shined the laser pen through a crystal glass that had a bunch of facets to refract the light in all different ways! Again, crappy quality with the old camera, LoL __________________ -Brandon- Gear - Gallery Last edited by <AkulA> : 19th of March 2007 (Mon) at 21:03.

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20th of March 2007 (Tue)	#9
Kyle11786 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 279 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Cool trick w/ flashlight and 10 sec. exposure. Those are cool lookin! Yeah it's lots of fun playing around with different ways to write and draw stuff! It helps develop some cool imagination skills too! __________________ www.kyleshell.com "You'll go further in 2 months by becoming genuinely interested in just 2 other people than you will in 2 years by trying to get other people interested in you." - Dale Carnegie

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gkwood Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Southampton UK Posts: 1,123 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Cool trick w/ flashlight and 10 sec. exposure. Hi Kyle you started a really good thread here and yours is the best so far __________________ Thanks For Looking Gary

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tsxmike Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 117	Re: Cool trick w/ flashlight and 10 sec. exposure. I tried this as well last night, very cool effect, not as good as Kyle's but it came out ok.

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