In the Dark

Tonight I’m in the dark with my photography experiment. Literally.

I probably spend way too much time surfing the net, but always seem to stumble upon something interesting. I recently discovered a photography technique called painting with light. This is one of the frickin’ coolest things I’ve seen in a long time.  (Am I easily amused or do I just need to get out more?)

All it requires is a controllable exposure, a dark environment and light. The trick is to set your camera to a long shutter speed and use a remote or self-timer so there’s no movement in the camera when the shutter is depressed. Then all you have to do is paint!

This is my first attempt with a mini Maglite, but certainly won’t be my last. I need to get my hands on some colored lights and try again. Oh what fun!