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 01/22/2004 05:10:00 PM · #1
I've been goofing around with different items in my mini studio and today went and got some more things to play with as well as some different lights to work with. You all are going to get my in serious trouble soon! ;)

Deannda
Actually getting some decent shots, it's scarey!!!!
 01/22/2004 05:12:41 PM · #2
Cool!

I have an idea but am still lokking for a subject. Hope I find it soon! Dont wanna wait unitl the very last minute like I normally do!

These are the kinds of challenges I like bc youg et to learn a new technique as you take your shots! Looking forward to the results!

Good luck with your shots!
 01/22/2004 07:12:18 PM · #3
I had to do mine early because I will be out of town when the deadline rolls around. I had fun with this one too though. Thx!
 01/22/2004 07:49:14 PM · #4
Got my subject, but haven't finished setting it up yet. Lookin' like Friday evening. Can't wait, I've had this idea for quite a while, and this seems like the perfect challenge for it.
 01/22/2004 09:27:48 PM · #5
Okay, stupid question, matches or candles can be used for the light to paint with also, right?

Deannda
Just not getting the effect I want with the other lights :(
 01/22/2004 09:45:26 PM · #6
Just checking, but I thought that the painting with light thing meant that the light source had to move during the exposure to light the subject. That's how I was going to do it, anyway. So a moving candle would work for me.
 01/22/2004 09:56:27 PM · #7
Nevermind, took the shots with a match and they looked really bad for the subject I was using, much to much yellow :(

Deannda
I need more examples of stationery objects that have been painted
 01/22/2004 10:17:34 PM · #8
Painting with light refers to the light source and method. The subject does not need to be stationary, per se. I've seen some painting with light done on a wheat field blowing in the wind and it was phenomenal.

C.
 01/22/2004 10:52:00 PM · #9
Originally posted by Neuferland:
Nevermind, took the shots with a match and they looked really bad for the subject I was using, much to much yellow :(

Try a blowtorch for a lovely blue hue ...
 01/22/2004 10:54:20 PM · #10
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by Neuferland:
Nevermind, took the shots with a match and they looked really bad for the subject I was using, much to much yellow :(

Try a blowtorch for a lovely blue hue ...


Shhhhhhh....
 01/22/2004 11:02:11 PM · #11
Originally posted by Catherine:
Painting with light refers to the light source and method. The subject does not need to be stationary, per se. I've seen some painting with light done on a wheat field blowing in the wind and it was phenomenal.

C.


Would love to try something like that but alas, my shots at this time are limited to my dining room mini studio :(

Deannda
Fixing my other lights to make them work :)
 01/22/2004 11:17:41 PM · #12
Originally posted by Riggs:
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by Neuferland:
Nevermind, took the shots with a match and they looked really bad for the subject I was using, much to much yellow :(

Try a blowtorch for a lovely blue hue ...


Shhhhhhh....

<sotto voce> oh, sorry </sotto voce>
 01/22/2004 11:59:34 PM · #13
I was doing some test shots with a flashlight and moving it as suggested and I just got soft lighting, which was nice bit I thought I should get something a bit more exaggerated as an effect...grrr... now I have no clue what this challenge requires.
 01/23/2004 07:30:43 AM · #14

I tried painting with light for the "Lighting" challenge.

This was one of my best outtakes:

and this is what I entered:

The first was "painted" with a bicycle light. I love the look I achieved on the "tail" of the driftwood. To achieve that I ran the light around the tail, parallel to the plane of the subject and perpendicular to the plane of the camera.

In the second I used a mini-maglight, shooting the subject from a different angle to further reinforce the creatureness of it. I ran the maglight around the subject, highlighting what I wanted to light for about 12 seconds. Then I positioned the light on the mouth and left it stationary to really bring out the shadows on the head.

Hopefully this will help people with some ideas and technique.
 01/23/2004 07:37:02 AM · #15

This pic was done using the paint with light technique. I used a mini-mag flashlight in a dark room. I also place a tin foil snout on the light to control the beam of light.
 01/23/2004 08:00:16 AM · #16
Originally posted by scab-lab:
I also place a tin foil snout on the light to control the beam of light.


AHA! Tin foil, DUH! Of course! I was using paper that was darkened yet light kept escaping around the edges! Thank you, will try this tonight. Found my subject that I like, now to perfect the look. :)

Deannda
This is a GREAT challenge, learning so much!
 01/23/2004 08:27:49 AM · #17
I posted this in another post, but got 1 reply... this one seems more popular, so I will ask again here - Do we have to use flashilght type objects, or can we use the long exposure while outside (example - while on the road)??

Just wanted to make sure.

Thanks, Lor
 01/23/2004 08:51:30 AM · #18
Although you might want to wait for a member of the council to clarify, painting with light usually means that you control the light source and use it to your will - eg: YOU are the one painting with the light. Lights moving on their own - such as traffic lights - are not really the same thing as they are the "painter".

Catherine
 01/23/2004 09:03:24 AM · #19
Originally posted by Catherine:
Although you might want to wait for a member of the council to clarify, painting with light usually means that you control the light source and use it to your will - eg: YOU are the one painting with the light. Lights moving on their own - such as traffic lights - are not really the same thing as they are the "painter".

Catherine


The lights don't move... I do it in the car while driving. I don't use traffic lights. The signs make really cool designs. :)
 01/23/2004 09:35:01 AM · #20
Oh yes, I see you were clear about that - I did not read it properly. In fact, that sounds cool. Seems to me that fits the bill. I don't think how you control the lighting could be important, so long as you do.

C.
 01/23/2004 10:03:01 AM · #21
Thank You Catherine! I just wasn't sure if that qualifed or not.... Sorry if I confused you....I am not quite awake yet, so sometimes I don't make sense! :)
 01/23/2004 10:16:19 AM · #22
i think people will be looking for objects that have been painted with a light source. ie: a shed in the yard, long exposure, and you paint the shed with some sort of light, or combination of lights.
for instance you could paint only the windows of the shed, or not the windows but the rest of it... just an example.

i am sure you could do whatever you want, but not sure how it will be regarded by others.
 01/31/2004 07:29:16 PM · #23
I love painting with light and it's something I'd never even heard of before this challenge. I was sick during the submission period and didn't end up entering anything but I've had more fun with this than any new technique I've come across in ages. I'm really glad it came to my attention this way and I got even more inspired when I saw the variety of approaches to the process which people used in the challenge. This, for me, is the best outcome of a challenge - not winning but getting turned on by something new. :)
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