DIY Photography

Your one stop shop for everything photo-video

  • News
  • Inspiration
  • Reviews
  • Tutorials
  • DIY
  • Gear
Search

Submit A Story

Learn to light paint this dreamy sailboat photo entirely in-camera

Aug 5, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic 1 Comment

  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Flipboard
  • WhatsApp

Light painting is something we truly love here at DIYP. It’s also an ideal pastime now that travels and social activities are limited. Grab your camera, tripod, and lights – and you don’t have to leave your home to great magical, dreamy, even surreal scenes.

In this video, Jason D. Page has a great tutorial for you. He shows you how to create a dreamy sailboat scene entirely in-camera. The end results look like paintings, and in a way, they are: after all, they were painted with light.

It probably goes without saying that you’ll need a camera on a tripod for this image. For your canvas, you’ll need a white sheet; and what tools do we use for painting? Brushes, of course. Jason uses a flashlight and a variety of tools from Light Painting Brushes: different color fiber optics and screw on color filters. You’ll also need a cardboard cutout of a sailboat and a bunch of pillow stuffing.

Jason conveniently places the pillow stuffing on a music sheet stand so he could illuminate it from below. I guess that you could also use a glass table for this. When it comes to the sailboat cutout, you should attach it to the white sheet and you’ll light paint behind it.

As for the settings, Jason uses ISO 100 and f/8. The shutter speed is on Bulb mode, but Jason notes that it takes around 4-5 minutes of exposure for a shot like this. First, he focuses on the pillow stuffing and illuminates it from below. Then he moves the music stand away, focuses on the white sheet, and starts illuminating the sailboat from behind. He uses his color fiber optics in several color combinations, as well as a white light pen.

I just love watching Jason’s light painting tutorials. He shows his process in which you can just see him “randomly” waving with a bunch of lights. And then, he shares the results, and you see that nothing is random:

If you’re bored out of your mind, and even if you aren’t, I think that light painting is definitely something to try. Follow Jason’s tutorial for a step-by-step guide, and make sure to check out more of his work on his website, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.

FIND THIS INTERESTING? SHARE IT WITH YOUR FRIENDS!

  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Flipboard
  • WhatsApp

Related posts:

Default ThumbnailLearn To Light Paint Like A Ninja – 10 BTS Samples Watch and learn how light paint your product photography with LED lights and strobes How to paint wings with light using the Light Painting Brushes’ new feather attachment Dazzling Family Portraits Taken By Mother Of 10 Are Full Of Earth Tones & Dreamy Natural Light

Filed Under: Tutorials Tagged With: light painting

Dunja Djudjic: from diyphotography.net

About Dunja Djudjic

Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.

« Five reasons why you might want to get a Komodo 6K cinema camera
New “virtual” model agency turns to Uncanny Valley as COVID forces model shortage »

Submit A Story

Get our FREE Lighting Book

DIYP lighting book cover

* download requires newsletter signup

Recent Comments

Free Resources

Advanced lighting book

Learn photography

Recent Posts

  • The slow death of creativity in modern photography
  • Holiday Gift Guide – Our favourite gadgets and accessories of 2023
  • Stability AI’s new AI generator creates images faster than you imagine them
  • AstrHori new 28mm f/13 2x Macro Periscope lens sees round corners
  • Sony World Photography Awards under fire for age limitations in Student contest

Udi Tirosh: from diyphotography.netUdi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

Alex Baker: from diyphotography.netAlex Baker is a portrait and lifestyle driven photographer based in Valencia, Spain. She works on a range of projects from commercial to fine art and has had work featured in publications such as The Daily Mail, Conde Nast Traveller and El Mundo, and has exhibited work across Europe

David Williams: from diyphotography.netDave Williams is an accomplished travel photographer, writer, and best-selling author from the UK. He is also a photography educator and published Aurora expert. Dave has traveled extensively in recent years, capturing stunning images from around the world in a modified van. His work has been featured in various publications and he has worked with notable brands such as Skoda, EE, Boeing, Huawei, Microsoft, BMW, Conde Nast, Electronic Arts, Discovery, BBC, The Guardian, ESPN, NBC, and many others.

John Aldred: from diyphotography.netJohn Aldred is a photographer with over 20 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter - and occasional beta tester - of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.

Dunja Djudjic: from diyphotography.netDunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.

Copyright © DIYPhotography 2006 - 2023 | About | Contact | Advertise | Write for DIYP | Full Disclosure | Privacy Policy