In the 2nd Episode of the Light Painting Session Files I’m back in the basement with a couple of light painting tools and my Micro 4/3rds camera, the Olympus OM-D E-M10. Now is a good time to note the error of my ways – using the Olympus E-M10 for long exposure. I bought this camera for travel as is was …
The Light Painting Session Files – Episode #1
This is my first light painting session in a while. I moved to greater Detroit a few months ago and I am finally set-up to do more light painting so I plan on adding video of as many of the the sessions as possible so subscribe to the website for updates. I was not really happy with the results and I …
A Spirograph For Light Painting
After playing with a pendulum and a two point harmonograph for light painting I had a crazy idea that I wanted to try making a spirograph to give me absolute control over the pattern I was making. So off I went into a CAD design package to start designing a simple sun and planet gear arrangement driven by a geared …
Using The Soft Filter LED Night Light
In a previous article and video I showed you how I hacked an LED night light to make it more useful for light painting. Here are some images using that night light for light painting where it created a cloud like background. The RGB functionality and soft filter of the night light allowed me to make it a funky rainbow …
Hacking A Night Light To Make A Useful Light Painting Tool
Some time ago I got this cool multi color night-light from the hardware store on sale. It has an RGB LED with 6 single color modes and a slow fade mode that cycles through the colors. It can be used for light painting with and without the soft filter. The biggest problem with the night-light is the way you switch it …
How To: Harmonograph For Light Painting
A few posts ago I shared some light painting images that were created using a harmonograph. One of those pictures made it to explore on Flickr so I decided it would be a good idea to show people how I made the harmonograph and took the photograph. It’s somewhat ad-libbed, but I will let the video above do the talking.
Light Painting Ribbons With Light Sticks
I found some colored LED light sticks I had forgotten about. Using the light sticks ribbon effects can be created and I have combined these with some orbs under a bridge close to home.
‘Escape’ – Light Painting With An LED String
A brief tutorial on my image of light streams escaping from a bottle. This light painting project is very simple and anyone with a long exposure mode on their camera and a string of LEDs can give it a go.