In the 1940s, the photographer Gjon Mili teamed up with Pablo Picasso to play with light painting using a simple penlight. During a period of experimentation in the 1950s, Weegee used prisms to create kaleidoscopic distortions. In the 1960s, the film Easy Rider made lens flare look cool. For generations, photographers have used creative lighting… Continue reading Getting creative with lighting
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Have fun with this wet method of light painting a waterfall with colourful neon lights
There are so many ways to explore light painting, the possibilities are endless. One way to light paint a waterfall is the traditional method of using some sort of flashlight and shining the light up and down the waterfall while you use a long shutter speed. That can certainly produce beautiful and ethereal results. But… Continue reading Have fun with this wet method of light painting a waterfall with colourful neon lights
Light Painting Inspiration Is Easily Found Says Nikolay Trebukhin
“When an artist is recognized by style, it is like a business card,” says surreal light painter Nikolay Trebukhin. A man of few words, who lets his work speak for itself, he finds inspiration in almost everything for his nighttime creations. Switching to an Olympus (now rebranded as OM System) camera has greatly aided his… Continue reading Light Painting Inspiration Is Easily Found Says Nikolay Trebukhin