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12-03-2007, 03:20 PM
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| | | Incredible Painting with Light Hey folks,
I ran across this site just now, and was really impressed with his 'Painting with light' technique. Anyone want to comment on how much of this effect was done with lighting at the time of the shot versus post PWL? http://www.horyma.ru/str_tr/svetographika_1.htm
Damien | 
12-03-2007, 04:12 PM
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| | | Re: Incredible Painting with Light some of those have a 3D rendered look to them... | 
12-03-2007, 04:24 PM
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| | | Re: Incredible Painting with Light Quote:
Originally Posted by pixelzombie some of those have a 3D rendered look to them... | I'll tell ya what, I am still going through his gallery and man...that's some creative material. Have you ever heard of this person? I am seeing a lot of great new photography/DigiArt coming out of Russia lately. Inspiring stuff.
Damien | 
12-04-2007, 02:12 PM
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| | | Re: Incredible Painting with Light Wow. I am impressed! Thanks for sharing. | 
12-05-2007, 02:48 PM
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| | | Re: Incredible Painting with Light Quote:
Originally Posted by Sistere I'll tell ya what, I am still going through his gallery and man...that's some creative material. Have you ever heard of this person? I am seeing a lot of great new photography/DigiArt coming out of Russia lately. Inspiring stuff.
Damien | I second that! I've seen some very nice stuff from russia! heard about ROGE? try www.roge.ru nudity warning!!! | 
12-05-2007, 05:07 PM
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| | | Re: Incredible Painting with Light Wow... great stuff!
Very creative... amazing images. | 
12-05-2007, 11:36 PM
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| | | Re: Incredible Painting with Light Hello guys!! This is not digital efect.It is obtain totally in camera.The process is call painting with light and it goes like this: in total darkness you take a spoted light source and you set your camera to bulk and you start painting your subject with that light source.it is an try and erorr technique.Good luck!!!! | 
12-06-2007, 01:40 PM
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| | | Re: Incredible Painting with Light CMS,
Is that a long exposure? | 
12-06-2007, 03:26 PM
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| | | Re: Incredible Painting with Light bulk means you choose how long the shutter times is...one click for open and one click for closing! | 
12-06-2007, 08:55 PM
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| | | Re: Incredible Painting with Light wouldn't you catch motion from subject if the shutter was open? could someone explain this a little more in depth please? AMAZING images!
edit: my boss has thousands of slides taken 20+ years ago where he'd go into caves and shoot different formations with different color bulbs, durations, etc etc.. very cool and creative stuff. | 
12-07-2007, 10:02 AM
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| | | Re: Incredible Painting with Light Quote:
Originally Posted by Hargoth wouldn't you catch motion from subject if the shutter was open? could someone explain this a little more in depth please? AMAZING images!
edit: my boss has thousands of slides taken 20+ years ago where he'd go into caves and shoot different formations with different color bulbs, durations, etc etc.. very cool and creative stuff. | Well, you see some movement around the images from people, but it's all about sitting very still in a comfortable position without moving a muscle  | 
12-07-2007, 10:20 AM
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| | | Re: Incredible Painting with Light and flashing the subject as well as a long shutter speed. The flash freezes motion for an instant. | 
12-07-2007, 10:26 AM
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| | | Re: Incredible Painting with Light Painting with light from a photographers standpoint.
We used this technique to produce photos with either no shadows or with just certain areas that where visible while the rest of the photo was not.
Basically one sets the camera on a tripod, in a dark or very dimly lighted room, opens the shutter, then takes a light source and just illuminates the area(s) he wants to see on the final photograph. Remember that exposure is cumulative, if the camera can see no light, then no exposure is being made, then when you turn on a spot light or even a regular flash light and light up something the camera can see, then you get exposure where the light falls.
We did it a lot when photographing small machinery to eliminate all shadows. With some practice one could produce a photo that looked very good and had no hidden details.
We also did this for very large objects like buildings under construction. We would go out at night, set up the camera then walk around and "paint" the building with light but only those areas of the building that we wanted to see. One has to remember not to stand between the light source and the
camera while doing this or you will be in the photo!
The largest item that I ever did was a 1000 foot long aircraft carrier that was tied up to a pier. Had to do it twice, the first time we did it, we spent so much time that the tide changed and the ship moved during the exposure!
Give it a try, its fun to do and can produce some very nice stuff... | 
12-07-2007, 01:20 PM
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| | | Re: Incredible Painting with Light Quote:
Originally Posted by superkoax bulk means you choose how long the shutter times is...one click for open and one click for closing! |
You mean "Bulb." | 
12-08-2007, 07:14 PM
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| | | Re: Incredible Painting with Light Quote:
Originally Posted by transoptic You mean "Bulb." | yeah! that is what I mean!  |
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