Tried my hand at light painting.

First time light painting a car... I'm definitely going to try it more often, and try different things. Thought it was pretty fun.

light source was a single Alien Bees B800 with the modeling lamp on using a beauty dish.

Nice shots and cool car.

Looks nice

A question though - I've actually never tried light painting myself, but I am about to try it out, but.. don't you have to walk in the shot to do this? Im just thinking that even though the shutter will be open for a long time, isn't there a chance of seeing my "ghost" in the shots? But how else am I supposed to light the whole car etc.

sqd wrote in post #16010045
Looks nice

A question though - I've actually never tried light painting myself, but I am about to try it out, but.. don't you have to walk in the shot to do this? ...

You don't have to. There are various ways to light a car, you don't have to walk in front of the camera or with the light in the frame (either behind the car or between the camera and the car). It just depends on the effect you want and if you want to composite images later. Your choice.

sqd wrote in post #16010045
...Im just thinking that even though the shutter will be open for a long time, isn't there a chance of seeing my "ghost" in the shots? But how else am I supposed to light the whole car etc.

Don't wear white clothes, reflective runners etc. Keep moving, you can even walk in front of the camera without a problem as long as there is no stray light from the rear of your light. See http://photocornucopia​.com/1035.html . It's not rocket science.