Jrn 420: Painting with light

For this assignment we were to go out and shoot two completely different situations where we use lights to paint a photo. We could use flashlights, lighters, candles any source of light that we could think of to create the photo we wanted. Using a strobe to freeze our subject when they were in the pose we wanted them in and then immediately using our desired light source to try to create something fun and interesting. This project was by far one of the most fun and thought provoking projects I have ever worked on. I hope to continue painting with light even after this project is done. I am hoping to post more images later on about this as I feel I can improve drastically.



Clare resident Jesse Wild summons energy out of the ground during a painting with light exercise at his residence Sunday, October 24, 2010. Wild was more than enthusiastic after seeing some of the results. "I really like how this one turned out," said Wild.

Setup: We used a tripod and set the camera exposure for 30 seconds to give us a decent amount of time to play around. After turning off the lights I would use a wireless remote to trigger the camera to start the exposure. Once the camera started exposing I would use a Canon 580 with a blue gel to flash Jesse freezing him in place. After that we used two large Maglites to paint a scene.

Lens: 24
ISO: 100
Aperture: 8
Shutter Speed: 30 seconds



Central Michigan University senior Ken Kadwell in the most epic fight of his life against his evil clone in the Wightman studio Saturday, October 23, 2010. Kadwell thought the exercise was a lot of fun but also very challenging by himself.

Setup: For this shot that I did by myself I used a tripod with with the camera set at 30 seconds to try to give myself as much time as possible. I used a wireless remote to trigger the camera to start exposing. I had a Canon 580 on a light stand with a pocket wizard attached to it while I held onto the other pocket wizard to trigger it once I got into the desired position. After flashing myself I would pick up the Maglite near my feet and start to paint. Overall very fun, and very challenging!

Lens: 40
ISO: 100
Aperture: 100
Shutter Speed: 30 seconds

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