Of course, I had my camera and my rotation tool with me.
Not the most comfortable night but relatively dark. It was just before Easter so the moon came up early and then there was a bit of rain. This did not hold me back to grab the camera bag and some lights. I knew it would not go for long so don't expect anything fancy tool-wise.
Nicht die angenehmste Nacht, aber relativ dunkel. Es war kurz vor Ostern, also ging der Mond früh auf und esregnete ein bisschen. Das hielt mich jedoch nicht davon ab, die Kameratasche und einige Lichter zu schnappen. Ich wusste, dass es nicht lange dauern würde, also nichts aufwendiges in Bezug auf das Werkzeug erwarten.
Just like my Light Painting friend Sven aka @lichtkunstfoto would say an Orb is always a possibility. For the main shot, I Swung the circular light blade around to create this orb.
But as you see there is more. I'll explain to you how I got there step by step.
Wie Sven alias @lichtkunstfoto sagen würde, ein Orb geht immer. Fürs Hauptfoto hab ich das runde Lichttool herumgeschwungen, um diese Kugel zu malen.
Aber wie Ihr seht gibt's da noch mehr. Ich erkläre euch Schritt für Schritt, was ich gemacht habe.
What happened to get the featured shot like this
What were the settings?
What you see is a featured Light Painting is a single 269 second long-exposure time photograph. The camera was always set to ISO 100 and the Canon 16-35mm fixed to an apperature of F8.
Was Ihr als Cover Light Painting seht ist eine Langzeitaufnahme mit 269s Belichtungszeit. Die Kamera war auf ISO 100 und das Canon 16-35mm Objektiv auf F8 fixiert.
Step 1
Getting comfortable with the scene and in particular the ambient light situation. This I need to figure out my settings. Of course, I started with a wild guess based on my experience.
Something F8 and ISO 100 should work right? And it did.
Schritt 1
Sich mit der Szene und insbesondere der Umgebungslichtsituation vertraut machen. Ich musste ja die Kameraeinstellungen herausfinden. Natürlich begann ich mit einer wilden Vermutung aufgrund meiner Erfahrung, F8 und und ISO 100 gehen immer.
Step 2
Of course I tested some colors. The blue did not really serve the scene in my opinion.
Schritt 2
Ein paar Farben wollte ich natürlich auch mal probieren. Das Blau funktionierte aber nicht so schön.
Silhouette also wasn't going to work either since I was alone myself.
Silhouette hat auch nicht so cool funktioniert, da ich alleine war.
Step 3 Camera Rotation
What did work nicely was the orb and the Camera Rotation in a combination? So I got my main shot and was pretty happy with it.
Schritt 3 Kamera Rotation
Was gut funktioniert hat, war die Kombination aus Lichtkugel und Kamerarotation? So hatte ich dann mein Foto und war ziemlich zufrieden damit.
What did work nicely was the orb and the Camera Rotation in a combination? So I got my main shot and was pretty happy with it.
Was gut funktioniert hat, war die Kombination aus Lichtkugel und Kamerarotation? So hatte ich dann mein Foto und war ziemlich zufrieden damit.
Camera Rotation what?
Yes, it is exactly what you think. During the exposure, the camera is being turned in a few angles and while doing so I also light up the scene. Everything together and in one exposure without any trickery.
Kamera Rotation Was?
Ja es ist das was Ihr denkt. Während der Belichtung wird die Kamera gedreht und während dessen leuchte ich die Scene such noch aus. Alles zusammen und in einer Belichtung ohne rum tricksen.
If you are interested in this technique, not too long ago I wrote up an article on the topic. It has been published on my website and here on Hive as a blog post.
Camera Rotation belongs certainly to Kinetic photography and it is not a very common technique amongst photographers. Light Paintings are choreographed movements with light tools carried out with the camera during a single exposure. During a Camera Rotation, the light sources are often in a fixed position about the camera, and the light trails are then drawn into the picture solely by the camera movements.
Wenn Ihr an dieser Technik interessiert seid, lest meinen Artikel den Ich zum Thema geschrieben hab. Den habe ich auf meiner Website und hier auf Hive als Blogbeitrag veröffentlicht. Link unten. Die Kamerarotation gehört zur kinetischen Fotografie und ist unter Fotografen nicht sehr verbreitet. Light Paintings entstehen dann durch choreografierte Bewegungen mit Lichtwerkzeugen, die während der Belichtung ausgeführt werden. Bei einer Kameradrehung befinden sich die Lichtquellen oft in einer festen Position zur Kamera, und die Lichtspuren werden dann allein durch die Kameradrehung in das Bild gezeichnet.
Please find more details on Camera Rotation published on my website and here on Hive as a blog post.
As always I hope you found these images inspirational. If you have more questions please do not hesitate. I am happy to share my knowledge.
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Cool Gunnar. Allerdings sage ich immer: Wenn dir Nichts einfällt machste eben einen Orb. 🤣
Nicht schön aber selten ;-)
Freut mich wenns ein bisschen gefällt.
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Thanks for the info on this creatively interesting and technical process. These shots turned out fantastic. I love that last one in particular. Great job.
I wasn't sure if I should make it two posts - because I also love the last one very much. Almost as much or maybe even a bit more than the first one. It is more subtle and tasty, but not flashy enough to catch an eye in a stream of many images. Thank you for your support.
I'm glad you added it here... and we will see about if it's flashy enough! hahaha
Ein richtig cooler effekt, sieht richtig gut aus mit der lichtkugel, den trick merke ich mir