Light painting is a great way to get into longâexposure photography, and it enables us to shape light in all kinds of creative ways. Most of the time weâll use a powerful torch in low light or at night to visually paint a scene, and the results can be spectacular. However, for this project weâre going to take a different approach, and place gelled torches in hollow plastic rods covered in translucent paper to create a light wand that features heavily in the creation of the final image.
The torch weâre using also has a stroboscopic effect built in, and weâre using this to mimic a style reminiscent of 1980s film posters. Think of films like Tron and The Terminator, in which the lurid neon colours are simultaneously retro and contemporary in appearance. With more recent films like Super 8 and TV shows like Stranger Things harking back to this style, this period hasnât been as popular since, well, the 1980s. So, with our model kitted out like an extra from Miami Vice, and a suitable stylish softâtop car, weâre going to use the light wand to create these ace effects inâcamera.
Achieving the desired effect takes a bit of practice, but once youâve nailed the basics of the technique youâll be hooked â our shoot lasted three hours longer than weâd planned, because once we got our images looking the way we wanted we were having too much fun to stop!
1 RAW MATERIALS
We're using two Shadowhawk Tactical X800 Flashlights that we purchased on Amazon, which have adjustable power and strobe settings; we've taped pink and blue plastic over the ends. We also bought a couple of hollow acrylic tubes from eBay and tucked the torches inside them.
2 WRAP UP THE LIGHT
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