Light painted still life
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Re: Light painted still life
imnotmarvin wrote:
richj20 wrote:
A beautiful composition.
Would you explain your technique?
Thank you Richard. I take multiple exposures (2-3 seconds typically) where I paint a small part of the image with a small flashlight. I'll mix in light from multiple angles and a mix of hard and soft light using the bare flashlight and the flashlight with a homemade diffuser. I stack them all in photoshop and use masks to bring in the parts I want to be part of the final image.
I get asked a lot why I don't use strobes or constant light. One, I enjoy the process of making images the way I do. Two, not as evident in this image but I like to play with subtly surreal light with a mix of hard and soft shadows from multiple directions. I could probably do that with strobes/constant lights over fewer frames but again, I like the process. I'll post another image that's a little more "unnatural".
Very interesting technique. Thanks.
- Richard
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