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Elaborate Light Painting Patterns Created With Motorized Telescope Mount

Aug 29, 2013 Udi Tirosh

Hugo Baptista, one of our favorite light painters has a special way when it comes to Light Painting. Rather than free drawing he uses a…

How To Photograph A “Bioluminescent Splash”

Jul 18, 2013 Guest Author

Bioluminescence is a phenomena in which leaving organisms emit light. While this effect is not really possible in a high speed photography setup, can be…

Five (+1) Awesome Unorthodox Ways To Use Fireworks In Photography

Jul 3, 2013 Udi Tirosh

For our American friends the 4th of July poses a great opportunity to go out and have lots of fun with fireworks. And there is…

Realtime Bullettime Effect Coming Soon To A Boxing Ring Near You

Jun 6, 2013 Udi Tirosh

I love a good time freezing Bullettime effect. And we have shared quite a few rigs on the blog. All with varying degrees of sophistication…

Using Chroma Key Water For Special Effects [NSFW]

Jun 4, 2013 Udi Tirosh

Usually when we hear about Chroma Key projects it is connected with altering the background of an image or a video (like this awesome BTS…

BTS: How A Deserted Cave Was Light-Painted As A Magical Realm

May 30, 2013 Guest Author

The above image is a long exposure shot as JPG by Dennis Calvert and is straight from the camera. Here’s a walkthrough of how it…

How 360º Lightpainting, “Bullet Time” Photos Are Made

May 29, 2013 Udi Tirosh

We have featured Eric Pare and the timecodelab before when we showcased their Liftoff 360º project (and a White Feather light painting tool). Today they…