Hi Ho Hivers,
Trawling through the Flickr account again this week. I always seem to forget what I was looking at last time and don't seem to be moving out of 2014, it was obviously a very productive year for me. I thought it was about time I posted some more of the RGB-Man series of experimental shots and one of my favorites from this group of images "The Wanderer". After creating about 10-12 of these types of images, I was able to create them with a little more organisation and fluidity with less overlap on the silhouette infill light.
RGB-Man, The Wanderer
I have slowly come to a realization about my creative process and RGB-Man was my first insight into this habit. I am always drawn to new techniques, whether self-discovered, inspired/learned from my peers or in the pursuit of trying to emulate a particular effect that I have seen, as are many other creators. However it has taken me, up until the last couple of years, to think about the techniques and ideas I was using and how I would spend hours practicing trying to satisfy my internal critic and to get close to the image inside my head. As soon as I felt that I had accomplished the image, I would move on to the next thing but really upon reflection, this should have been the time for me to go back to those failed or messy attempts and use my practiced technique to create better quality versions.
RGB-Man, Instant Spy
I think it's probably the same for a lot of Light Painters, always feeling like we should seek the knowledge of how a shot was constructed and be able to use the latest most up-to-date tools and techniques in our images. There are obviously those few who have become Masters of this art form and in many cases is due partly to their dedication to their Light Painting style/tools/techniques and once mastered, continue to perfect their craft, which shows in their work.
RGB-Boy The Rascal
I keep telling myself that I should re-visit some of the ways I used to create my Light Painted images and use some of my old home-made tools to create similar but more refined images but always seem to get drawn to do something I haven't tried before. Self discipline is a tough mental load and will take some concentration to achieve.
WHAT IS LIGHTPAINTING?
