I've been promising myself to create a "top 5" lightpainting selection and put it off because it turns out to be much harder than it looks! Anyways, this is my top 5 and will probably change by the end of writing this post....
Where Am Eye?
This shot won the 2017 Oviedo International Lightpainting Comp outright. I created this orginally to demonstrate the concept of lens swapping; I posted it on social media and was surprised by the reaction. I was even more surprised when it won....
Ordered Chaos
Another shot involving a mid exposure camera pan where I shot @fadetoblack stood in the middle of frame, then panned the camera across for Tim to spin steel wool sparks as I rotated the camera. It's the kind of shot where only two lightpainters with experience can achieve. I haven't seen this copied by anyone yet....
Convex Nights
This one was not particularly popular on social media but another favourite of mine. I rotated two lots of sparks dropped from on high in an abandoned factory leaving a dark space in the middle. Without ending the exposure, I swapped lenses and tripods and asked my mate to light a gelled torch for a brief time. I'd like to re-shoot this one but the location is locked down with security guards to avoid!!
HALfunction
A night stood in my kitchen in the dark with a fibre optic brush and a camera rotation device for company. Here I've freehand rotated the camera pointed at a red gelled fibre optic brush then replaced the lens cap without ending the exposure. I then removed the gel from the fibre optic light source and waited for the fibres to stop moving. I then carefully removed the lens cap for a brief period, just enough for the fibres to expose correctly and ended the exposure. These kinds of shots can lead to a dose of OCD and can take many many attempts....
If MC Escher was a light painter...
I've listed this as a top 5 but starting to realise I need a top 20, 30.... Here I've rotated the camera 180 degrees, replacing the lens cap between each rotation without ending the exposure. I love that the sparks appear to be going up not down....
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I usually specialise in shooting lightpainting images but occasionally dabble in urbex and artistic model photography. I'm always on the lookout for someone to collaborate with; please don't hesitate to get in touch if you'd like to create art.
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