Light Graffiti - so amazingly cool

Delorian

Was just sent this link. I'm not sure how common or well known it is, or even how it's done with such accuracy, but have a look and see what you think.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1210538/Pictured-The-incredible-light-graffiti-created-host-light-sources-shine-straight-camera-lens.html

Amalgam

Very nice, hopefully there was no 'cheating' in image editing software afterwards.

Light Painting has a long history, I remember stumbling across colour photographs of Pablo Picasso light painting, online, from the mid 1970's.



..and here's Picasso light painting in 1949!

http://www.vpphotogallery.com/photog_mili_picasso.htm

Sleepy

They certainly claim not to be cheating:

An LAPP image is one single photo that are never manipulated by computer enhancement

oneweb

The Science Gallery at TCD had a light themed evening and one of the exhibitions was a projected screen hooked up to cameras which let you use a phone or any light source to 'draw' on the 'canvas'. Was pretty cool

Unfortunately it seems to be one of those things that's suddenly caught on and everyone's at it, including advertisers. I think o2 had an ad a good while back, and there's a recent one from another company with lots of colour (and probably cgi).

smelltheglove

It can look cool but to me that is it, something that looks cool for a moment and then you move ont o the next page and the next image!

DotOrg

this looks way more fun to play with. it's a light spraycan




you can read the full article at:
http://blog.chasejarvis.com/blog/2009/08/painting-with-light-hip-hop-edition.html

Amalgam

DotOrg wrote: »

this looks way more fun to play with. it's a light spraycan




you can read the full article at:
http://blog.chasejarvis.com/blog/2009/08/painting-with-light-hip-hop-edition.html

The way you charge the can is pure genius, shaking it in the same way as before, to sloosh the paint around inside, with the marble.

maddogcollins

Not photography but still work of art with LED lights!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2FX9rviEhw

dan759

I was about to come on here and make a topic about this! lol.

Im really keen to give it a go, Have loads of ideas just buying some materials then going to do the actual shots next week sometime!

Has anyone here ever attempted more than just the usual writing your name with a torch? :P

paddylonglegs

have had loads of ideas for this in the last while. We should set a challenge for some good light graf, see peoples take on it. Wasn't there a boards weekend in a castle recently and they produced alot of shots using rope light etc?

dan759

That sounds like a good idea!

I'll be sure to post my attempts next week

So many ideas! now to get a nice dry night and a good location lol

Illkillya

This is really cool... how come the guy's arm isn't all blurry if he was moving the spray can around?

Duchovny

You guys can check it here, ived done a few shoots like this myself

http://duchovny.deviantart.com/gallery/#Experiments

melekalikimaka

Illkillya wrote: »

This is really cool... how come the guy's arm isn't all blurry if he was moving the spray can around?

flash!!!

LimeFruitGum

I did a creative photography course last year and we touched on this one evening. Damn good fun! Here is one pic I took from that class:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/orlapix/3099018106/in/set-72157611024613684/

I've never heard of that light spraycan - I want one!!!

Not sure if you guys are familiar with blipfoto.com, but there are a couple of guys there who post up their light experiments
Here's a recent one: http://www.blipfoto.com/view.php?id=364623&month=9&year=2009

You could try it at home when it's nighttime and just mess about. I've tried it with a tea light - set it on the table and then move the camera around really quickly to get some light squiggles. But there's only so much of that you can do before you get a bit bored :-)

LimeFruitGum

paddylonglegs wrote: »

have had loads of ideas for this in the last while. We should set a challenge for some good light graf, see peoples take on it. Wasn't there a boards weekend in a castle recently and they produced alot of shots using rope light etc?

I'd be interested in that. All I've ever used is a bog standard torch light or a tea-light candle, so I'd probably need something a more suitable light source (light pens or something, I don't know much about those)

TPD

I think glowsticks might be quite good for this. Tie one onto a bit of string and swing it around, should give a good wide line of light.