What is light painting?Light painting is a photography technique that uses a moving light source (e.g., a flashlight) to add light to a subject while taking a long-exposure photograph. A scene or object can be brought to life by painting with a beam of light.
When light painting, you, the photographer, become an entirely different kind of artist. Instead of just capturing an image as it’s presented, you create the image that the camera is capturing.
It's as simple as "drawing" with a flashlight during a long exposure or as complicated as you want to make it
When light painting, you, the photographer, become an entirely different kind of artist. Instead of just capturing an image as it’s presented, you create the image that the camera is capturing.
It's as simple as "drawing" with a flashlight during a long exposure or as complicated as you want to make it
LIGHT PAINTING SETUP
1. Change your Mode dial (the one on the top) from Auto to S.
2. Set your focus (on the lens) to M. The camera has a hard time focusing in the dark, so usually manual focus works best.
3. Wake up your camera by half pressing the shutter release button.) See if you can locate your shutter speed. Remember it's the number on the left.
4. Scroll with the Command dial (the one by your right thumb) until you see 5" which means 5 seconds. In most cases you'll be scrolling to the left. 5" will be a good place to start, but you may end up changing it.
2. Set your focus (on the lens) to M. The camera has a hard time focusing in the dark, so usually manual focus works best.
3. Wake up your camera by half pressing the shutter release button.) See if you can locate your shutter speed. Remember it's the number on the left.
4. Scroll with the Command dial (the one by your right thumb) until you see 5" which means 5 seconds. In most cases you'll be scrolling to the left. 5" will be a good place to start, but you may end up changing it.