Photography is an art. It is about the process of taking and creating unique images sometimes with a camera, and other times with various light sources. The word “photo” has the Greek meaning of “light”, and the word “graph” has the Greek meaning “to draw”. Put together, this translates photograph (or photography) as a drawing with light which is exactly what photography is.
Light painting is one of the many photographical features experimented with in photography. They are made with long exposures of moving lights to create light drawings. These light images are created by adjusting a camera’s shutter speed to make it longer in order to trace a hand held light source in time and space, usually made at night or in a darkened room, the main aim of a light painting is to create images and designs within the frame.
We cannot see the whole of a light painting due to the way our eyes work. A camera is able to capture so many frames of imagery per second, which is something we cannot do just by using our eyes – a camera is essential in the process of light painting. A camera sees and captures things differently to our eyes and that is why light images are able to be captured in photographs but not by the human eye.
One of the many ways that people that people showcase their light paintings is by creating videos of either the process of just the work itself onto websites like YouTube. Light painting is quite popular online because it really gives people a chance to display their work in a place where thousands of people could access it. People like to view these amazing paintings because of the creativity, imagination and the way the technique has been used to express so many different feelings and thoughts.
I personally believe that light photographers are photographers who see the world in unusual but fascinating ways and so act on these thoughts. One of the photographers in the world that I believe also sees the world differently is Eadweard Muybridge, the first photographer to experiment with the use of stop motion in his photography. What makes him stand out the most is that he thought of something and then acted on his thoughts, which is sort of what light photographers do; they think of a design or technique and then act on it.
I have had the opportunity to create some of my own light paintings and during the experience I tried to experiment with different ideas. One of these ideas included incorporating people into the image and making them a part of the final picture. It worked well as it gave viewers of the image more to look at and created more for their eyes to explore. During the creation of my light paintings, I learnt that there are certain things that are too complex for our eyes to pick up but even though we cannot see them, the right equipment can – for example; a camera. A camera can pick up many fascinating things and it is great that we are privileged enough to view these things.
Light painting is one of the many photographical features experimented with in photography. They are made with long exposures of moving lights to create light drawings. These light images are created by adjusting a camera’s shutter speed to make it longer in order to trace a hand held light source in time and space, usually made at night or in a darkened room, the main aim of a light painting is to create images and designs within the frame.
We cannot see the whole of a light painting due to the way our eyes work. A camera is able to capture so many frames of imagery per second, which is something we cannot do just by using our eyes – a camera is essential in the process of light painting. A camera sees and captures things differently to our eyes and that is why light images are able to be captured in photographs but not by the human eye.
One of the many ways that people that people showcase their light paintings is by creating videos of either the process of just the work itself onto websites like YouTube. Light painting is quite popular online because it really gives people a chance to display their work in a place where thousands of people could access it. People like to view these amazing paintings because of the creativity, imagination and the way the technique has been used to express so many different feelings and thoughts.
I personally believe that light photographers are photographers who see the world in unusual but fascinating ways and so act on these thoughts. One of the photographers in the world that I believe also sees the world differently is Eadweard Muybridge, the first photographer to experiment with the use of stop motion in his photography. What makes him stand out the most is that he thought of something and then acted on his thoughts, which is sort of what light photographers do; they think of a design or technique and then act on it.
I have had the opportunity to create some of my own light paintings and during the experience I tried to experiment with different ideas. One of these ideas included incorporating people into the image and making them a part of the final picture. It worked well as it gave viewers of the image more to look at and created more for their eyes to explore. During the creation of my light paintings, I learnt that there are certain things that are too complex for our eyes to pick up but even though we cannot see them, the right equipment can – for example; a camera. A camera can pick up many fascinating things and it is great that we are privileged enough to view these things.