night shot with air wording

limpflink · 29th March 2009

hi there..

want to know any of you have tried this before.

according to the owner, he used long exposure with pen-lght/led-light to write the words in air.

please enlighten me if any of you have experience / reading material.

http://chitown01.smugmug.com/photos/...9_k4uVD-XL.jpg

Francis247 · 29th March 2009

This technique is quite simple.
Simply find a setup dark enough.
Set up your camera and plan what you want to write.
Just turn on the shutter to allow for exposure, then walk over and start writing with the torchlight.
Walk back and turn off shutter once the exposure for the background is sufficient.

night86mare · 29th March 2009

what help do you need? light painting has no real material to read, basically, you need a dark place with not too bright lighting, you need a long exposure so that even when you are moving in the picture the RELATIVE fraction of time you are at each moment is so minimal that you do not show up. for example, if you shoot an exposure of 200 seconds, and people dash across in 2 seconds, they won't show up at all. if you imagine how the light paints itself onto your sensor, this is not a hard concept to grasp.

not just words, you can also make shapes, you can also "paint" objects to make them stand out with an unnatural glow, use your imagination, and there is so much you can do. for the more advanced people overseas (mainly because singapore doesn't really have that many abandoned buildings in secluded locations that is easily available), they have done stuff like this, involving gels, flashes, spotlights.

i have done something involving light painting before when i was very bored, you can see the results here.

it just really involves a lot of experimentation, when it comes "painting" objects. for writing words or other similar gimmicky stuff, you just do it, should be no problem at all..

catchlights · 29th March 2009

Originally Posted by limpflink

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please enlighten me if any of you have experience / reading material.
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Incastasman · 29th March 2009

Did u mean dis: http://incastasman.multiply.com/phot...ling_Session..

its been done many yrs ago..

limpflink · 1st April 2009

okie... thank you guys

29th March 2009	#1
limpflink New Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2	night shot with air wording hi there.. want to know any of you have tried this before. according to the owner, he used long exposure with pen-lght/led-light to write the words in air. please enlighten me if any of you have experience / reading material. http://chitown01.smugmug.com/photos/...9_k4uVD-XL.jpg Last edited by Francis247; 29th March 2009 at 10:39 PM. Reason: Edit image to link instead unless the image belongs to ThreadStarter.

29th March 2009	#2
Francis247 Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hougang, Sengkang Posts: 5,348	Re: night shot with air wording This technique is quite simple. Simply find a setup dark enough. Set up your camera and plan what you want to write. Just turn on the shutter to allow for exposure, then walk over and start writing with the torchlight. Walk back and turn off shutter once the exposure for the background is sufficient. __________________ 莫问前程有愧,只求今生无悔. Time pasts, Places changed, Beauty faded, what is left are Photos of Memories…

29th March 2009	#3
night86mare Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: in your mind Posts: 19,351	Re: night shot with air wording what help do you need? light painting has no real material to read, basically, you need a dark place with not too bright lighting, you need a long exposure so that even when you are moving in the picture the RELATIVE fraction of time you are at each moment is so minimal that you do not show up. for example, if you shoot an exposure of 200 seconds, and people dash across in 2 seconds, they won't show up at all. if you imagine how the light paints itself onto your sensor, this is not a hard concept to grasp. not just words, you can also make shapes, you can also "paint" objects to make them stand out with an unnatural glow, use your imagination, and there is so much you can do. for the more advanced people overseas (mainly because singapore doesn't really have that many abandoned buildings in secluded locations that is easily available), they have done stuff like this, involving gels, flashes, spotlights. i have done something involving light painting before when i was very bored, you can see the results here. it just really involves a lot of experimentation, when it comes "painting" objects. for writing words or other similar gimmicky stuff, you just do it, should be no problem at all.. __________________ Gallery \| Dreamscapes 09 Pentaxian 伪君子之所以更可憎

29th March 2009	#5
Incastasman Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: central Posts: 1,282	Re: night shot with air wording Did u mean dis: http://incastasman.multiply.com/phot...ling_Session.. its been done many yrs ago..

1st April 2009	#6
limpflink New Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2	Re: night shot with air wording okie... thank you guys