Bar image using "light painting" technique

Shot this last week--my first attempt at Mike Kelley style "light painting". Really dark and ambient feeling bar. Very challenging attempt for a first try--maybe should have started with something easier! What do you think?

Great job. Background looks well lit.

I like it. Well lit over all. A shot without the light painting for comparison might be useful. But as it stands, it's a good shot.

Lots of detail front to rear. What were you shooting with?

Good idea Mark to show a comparison--I attached a single shot exposure I did as well. Shot with a 6D and a 17-40 lens with a couple YN 560III flashes. I did experiment for the first time with an Nflash too. Some ambient frames in here too. I think in total there are about 20 different exposures/layers I used in Photoshop.

Wow, the light painting really changes the overall scene for the better. Nicely done.

Looks like a comfy bar. Where is that, if you don't mind me asking?

It's in my hometown of Appleton, WI

Part of a restaurant or just a bar?

good job... what bothers me is the different temperature of your fill and the lights used in the bar. It looks pretty obvious a flash was pointed on the spots and it doesn't look natural. I think a gel on the strobe would have corrected this.

PhilF wrote in post #17500108
good job... what bothers me is the different temperature of your fill and the lights used in the bar. It looks pretty obvious a flash was pointed on the spots and it doesn't look natural. I think a gel on the strobe would have corrected this.

Was thinking the same thing. Some fun could be had with gels.

I have no experience with gels--what would you have recommended?

just a bar

CTO gels

Nice first attempt!

you used a flash to light it?
the parts where you have lit are way too cool in comparison of the ambient lighting. I dont get that warm feeling. The angle definitely needs some work too. My eye is not really drawn anywhere.

nice first try at it ! looks pretty good to me