light painting
Artist turns controversial Olympic breakdancing routine into light painting animation
Aug 27, 2024
Dunja Đuđić
The 2024 Paris Olympics delivered countless unforgettable moments, but one performance arguably stood out from the rest: Australian breakdancer Rachael “Raygun” Gunn’s now-infamous routine. Light…
Biophotonic Human – Capturing a dream on camera
Jan 29, 2024
John Aldred
If there’s one genre out there that still holds a lot of visual secrets yet to be uncovered, for me, it has to be light…
Photographing light painting in the magical red skies of Uyuni
Nov 8, 2023
Eric Paré
What a big surprise! We were not expecting to see these colors. It’s our fourth time in the Salt Flats of Uyuni (2015, 2017, 2018, 2023). Normally, the blue hour is blue, right? But not this time. It was red with some yellow right over the horizon, and then it was turning more pinkish. A crazy color show!
I shot a light painting circle with an Instant Camera
Sep 4, 2023
Eric Pare
Is it possible to do light painting using an instant camera? That’s the challenge for today!
Godox redefines flash with a new 200Ws tube addon for the AD200/AD200Pro
Sep 4, 2023
John Aldred
Godox has announced their newest Godox AD-S200 head for the Godox AD200 (buy here) and AD200Pro (buy here) strobes. Unlike just about every other flash…
Light painting with fire: Let’s talk fire safety
Jun 27, 2023
Zach Alan
Since Juli and I started light painting with fire and sharing our techniques a few years back, people from all over have been inspired to…
The comprehensive light painting guide
Jun 17, 2023
Daniela Bowker
Light painting is a fantastically fun photography technique that produces brilliant images. It’s actually pretty simple, but we’ve put together this guide to help you make the most out of light painting
Photographer creates perfect circles of fireworks and fire in the sky
May 11, 2023
Udi Tirosh
Photographer and lighting painter extraordinaire Guilhem Nicolas (a.k.a Jadikan), created this mesmerizing series of photos featuring a magical circle of fire in the sky. Jadikan…
How I light painted and photographed a flock of seagulls at night with minimal equipment
May 1, 2023
Torsten Frerichs
I have been light painting for a couple of years now. It is something I enjoy immensely. For me, it is a great pairing between…
How I shot abstract light orbs with a 360 camera and camera rotation
Mar 30, 2023
Hugo Baptista
It’s been over a decade since I fell in love with the camera rotation technique. And ever since then, I’ve constantly been experimenting and honing…