Light painting

[doffer]

My very first attempt on light painting...

http://doffer.net/thumbnails/thumb_20050523223031_light_painting.jpg (http://doffer.net/index.php?showimage=155)

To view the big picture, click the thumb (which will lead you to my pixepost photoblog)... Comments would be great, and constructive criticism is the by far best...

To explain what i did... Went into an entirely dark room, with no lights at all, and put the shutter speed to 15 sec.. Then I started the exposure and turned on my penlight and painted the light where i wanted it... Sort of random light, but at least I have a clue for the next time... Then I'll probably find a motive and have a slightly more recital light source so I'm able to paint it on a certain area...

Have a good night :)

Regards

[nephoto]

I like the idea you have here, but I would crop out whatever is at the top of your picture, looks like it might be a frame of some sort, other than that I think you are on the right track.

This is from my first 'painting with light' attempt, taken with b/w 100iso film for around a minute then sepia toned afterwards and added border in photoshop.

http://www.nathanelson.com/blog/index.php?showimage=54

Painting with light is a fairly easy process but one that needs a lot of practice, this image turned out a lot harsher than I had wanted it to, but I guess thats what experimenting is all about :)

[femina]

Well, I am 18 years old school student. I have to do a self portrait of me for my grade 12 art class and I am adding a guitar in the picture. I'm trying to mix so many colors together to get the color of an acoustic guitar, but it’s not working. I was wondering if you know what colors I need to mix together. I will be so happy. Is there any one who has much experience with color combination? If so, please let me know.