/r/lightpainting
A reddit for everything regarding Light Painting, Light Graffiti, Light Stencils, light Art and Long Exposure Photography.
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Long exposure photos using torches, LEDs, EL wire, light stencils, flash guns, gels or whatever emits light or can shape it to create beautiful fleeting light art. Usually done at night but can also be done during daylight hours using lens filters that drastically cut the amount of light hitting the sensor.
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Please submit your favorite light painting images, either your own work or the work of others. If it is you are submitting someone else's work then please link to the creators portfolio (such as flickr, 500px) where it is clear who the credit belongs to.
Submit tutorials on creating light painting images or even on how to build custom light painting tools.
Submit questions to the community on where to get started, what equipment to purchase, or even suggestions for locations.
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/r/lightpainting
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Feels like I Painted something from Ghostbusters haha
14:38 UTC
Light Planting CCXIX - f/11, 75secs, ISO200 with 2 RGB Critters.
05:56 UTC
Lifhtpainting @Westerpunt belgium
18:37 UTC
Light Painting
Testing different techniques to light up a scene in nature.
07:44 UTC
Light Planting CCXVIII - f/11, 101secs, ISO200.
07:47 UTC
I made this because *gestures in every direction*
01:39 UTC
Light Planting CCXVII - f/11, 141secs, ISO250.
05:54 UTC
4 second light painting portrait using the RGB Critter BT
07:12 UTC
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09:43 UTC
Ghosts dancing in the night. Happy spooky season y'all!
05:25 UTC
LED whip on a Pier under the moonlight
05:48 UTC
Spinny wheelie sparkle
Messing with the exposure time but stayed around 2 seconds. Spinny wheelie sparkle was the title suggested by a coworker.
01:18 UTC
Bicycle wheel reflection?
As anyone ever used bicycle wheel for light painting purposes? Does the silver aluminum reflective surface make the rim visible on the picture? Tested and reflection isn't very strong but has some light reflection. Thinkering do I need to paint wheel black or not. Also going to do some tests before I fixated anything on the bicycle wheel. Then again if I spin the wheel fast enough the led lights maybe more dominant in dark than reflection on the aluminum surface.
20:05 UTC
At the crystal bridge
Taped some lights on a stick and went crazy. This is the result.
03:55 UTC
Gates of Hell - f/11, 116secs, ISO200.
06:06 UTC
Wheel of fire at Baltic sea
05:28 UTC
Light painting with the Milky Way in the background.
08:19 UTC
Anyone tried “live composite” for lightpainting? Olympus/Lumix exclusive camera feature
Hello,
I love creating lightpainting portraits and currently use a Sony a7iv. It has awesome dynamic range, but sadly Sony doesn’t provide any special shooting modes for long exposures or multiple exposures.
In my research I recently learned about “live composite” mode from Olympus, which seems like a dream feature for lightpainting!
Apparently it shows the photo being created on the camera in real time, and only records highlights being added to the original exposure, instead of allowing ambient light to build up over time. It seems so cool that I’m considering buying an Olympus camera, just for this feature.
Has anyone here used live composite for lightpainting? Any thoughts appreciated, thanks!
02:55 UTC
Budget recs?
Good people of the light painting demographic!
I am in need of some recommendations for good but cheap cameras that can be used for light painting.
Any suggestions are appreciated
This is my second time trying to post this, as it seems the first one didn't
01:18 UTC
Sedona
14:24 UTC
Full moon portrait
Wanted to share this photo I took of my daughter at last months full moon. I love light painting so much.
02:37 UTC
Aurora Orb
Light painting under some rare northern lights over Lower Michigan
10:59 UTC