Questions tagged [light-painting]
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Autofocus in light painting
I'm working on light painting, and I am stuck. At the point of taking the shot it says to use auto focus and switch to manual.
From what I have seen in tutorials. It's one pass of light on the subject ...
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Remove color range (to black) in Darktable
I'm quite new to DarkTable, I'm trying to learn but I can't spot how to do what I want and can't find it in the tutorials.
I have taken some light painting photos, there is an overcast night sky in ...
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How would I use a off-camera flash for light painting for automotive photography?
What benefit would off-camera flashes have for light painting for automotive (cars and bikes) photography?
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How do I interpret flashlight specs for light painting at a distance?
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So I've seen light painting shots and I'd like to try it out sometime. I'm more interested in painting say parts of the landscape so they stand out during a long exposure.
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How can I achieve a light-painting portrait without the subject becoming translucent?
I know about light-painting. But, when I try portraits with light painting, I get a transparent image of that person in the portrait.
My steps are:
Set my DSLR in Manual Mode.
Change the Shutter ...
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Steel wool photography: how to obtain lots of sparks?
what's the secret to get lots of sparks from the steel wool in this type of photography?
My steel wool usually stops sparking after 7-8 seconds. I think this one sparked for a longer time!
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How can I achieve this style where the subject isn't blurred but bright lights will be light-painted? [duplicate]
I've been going through a company's photographer photos and I could narrow down two styles I'd like to develop and use in my shots, but I cannot figure out how he managed to do it:
It looks like it's ...
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When doing a light painting photo with a keyring light, is it better to shine the light on the surface or towards the camera
I am looking into doing some light painting and at the moment I only have an LED torch to work with at the moment, I am looking into getting a couple of different small key ring torches, what sort of ...
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how to get the name of this shooting technique? [duplicate]
I really wonder : how this photo was taken ?
what is the name of such of these technique ?
how I can take such of these photographs ?
could you please teach me :)
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How do I get started with 'painting with light' photography?
Tunnels being naturally dark may not be the most intuitive choice for a place to take pictures. But I love the 'painting with light' work that artists such as 'Twin Cities Brightest' are putting out ...
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