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The Complete Guide For Shooting Spirograph Light Paintings

Oct 15, 2015 by Udi Tirosh 5 Comments

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Spirographs are a unique form of light painting where a mesmerizing patterns is being light painting into the sensor. It is kinda the adult version of this kids art game. Interestingly, Spirographs are really easy to create and only require a flashlight, a camera and a dark room.

Jason D. Page just put together a complete guide on creating those magical being. Here is a quick 3 steps guide followed by Jason’s full guide.

1. Create a Light Source

Jason uses a Coast G26 flashlight mounted with a Light Pen but you can also use cheap LEDs and cover them with some tape to make them a point light source. Then hang the light from a tall spot (your significant other would love hanging these from the living room chandelier).

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2. Position the camera

Position the camera directly under the light, and make sure it is 100% horizontal. If you used the previous tip and hang the light from the chandelier, the coffee table would make a great tripod

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3. shoot

Set the camera on ISO 100, F16 and bulb mode (mileage may vary depending on how strong the flash light is). cover the lens with a piece of board. Make sure the room is dark and start your exposure. Then cover the lens, stop the exposure and turn the lights back on.

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remember, as long as the lens is covered with a card, you can switch the lights to create Spirograph with 2 or three colors.

Here is a more complete guide if you want all the small things that you have to look after:

We are curious to see what you can come up with, till then, here are some creative Spirograph from Jason

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[Light Painting Tutorial, Spirographs | Jason D. Page]

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Udi Tirosh: from diyphotography.net

About Udi Tirosh

Udi 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.

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