Yeah. Light painting......definitely just some trendy fad.

Posted by cdevon <<----- TEAM ASTRO!

What cdevon said! I'm in!

Post by Evilbunny I am sorry but #2 would be way better if the fireworks were your dick.

EVERYTHING is better with Astro's dick.

#2 is one of the most awesome photos I have ever beheld!
Those fireworks are emitting from a magic va-jay-jay though. No penis on a Goddess.I imagine it shoots out lazer rainbows and neon unicorns as well.

I'm actually really enjoying doing some light painting. It's a really fun technique and can be used to bring out more details in dark locations as well as make a drab location far more interesting.

Posted by Ansion I rank it between HDR and selfies.

Or selfies with photobombs, even.

Wouldn't this be more appropriate in the photography forum?

I used to like it. Then I didn't. Oh well.

Posted by NotBatman Well... that depends. Technically any shot that illuminates things where there is no light would qualify as "light painting." This is light painting: http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5334/8833164554_901c5026f1.jpg Tuberculosis - Long by NotBatman, on Flickr So it this: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7386/8932697734_72fde83948.jpg Bannz - CockMonster by NotBatman, on Flickr This kind of "light painting" I really get into and enjoy, when it's done well. (And to be perfectly honest, the second one could have used some more work. I still like it, though, because the subject matter cracks me up.) Now, the weird twirly shit with light bars and such? I've seen decent examples of it, but mostly yeah, it's overplayed. That fucking steel wool garbage, though... That shit's just got to go!

These are great, man. Only 27 photos on Flickr? I just made my first lightpainting pics a few days ago. I'll put them in the photo forum.

Posted by General Zod These are great, man. Only 27 photos on Flickr?

Well, 27 Publically viewable, anyway, but yeah, I don't tend to put much on the intarwubs.

Thanks, though.

Posted by decrepitude People will always have a personal opinion on what they do/do not like and photography is a diverse and multifaceted hobby but this is also what makes it so interesting and fun.

Exactly. Which is why people shouldn't get so defensive, IMO.

I really like the kind of lighting in the pics you posted there, too. I'm down with that angle. The stuff a few others posted either bore me to death or I find repulsive. To each their own.

Posted by Ansion I really like the kind of lighting in the pics you posted there, too. I'm down with that angle.

Thanks man. I prefer to use as much natural light as possible but that's not always the best choice depending on the location.

To each their own.

As my mom likes to say: It would be an awfully boring world if everyone liked the same thing.

different situation call for different techniques, i just use what is needed. Nothing fancy just what i need to try and get the bloody picture

Yaaay for light painting!


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Great job as usual Calvin, I always enjoy your work.

It's like any other form of photographic manipulation...it can be great if used in moderation!

Posted by decrepitude Great job as usual Calvin, I always enjoy your work.

Dude!

Thank you!

Coming from you, it means a lot.

I love lightpainting when it's done nicely, with sweet color temperatures and not too many different ones in 1 picture. I see that Calvin Kaneda is very good at what he does, but I don't like color stuff. Just seems so random and fake to me, like someone just Photoshopped in some green windows here and there. But it's a matter of taste of course, and luckily a lot of people do like his work.

I'm often in places where lightpainting is necessary, as there is zero light inside. Here's an example of what I mostly do (it's more documenting than being artsy 90% of the time):


@NotBatman, your first shot is killer! Care to explain how you got it illuminated so far and bright and without too much ghosties?

@Radical_Ed, a bit off topic but I suddenly noticed your signature while Blues for the Red Sun is blasting here. What are the odds.

Posted by sirpsychosexy I love lightpainting when it's done nicely, with sweet color temperatures and not too many different ones in 1 picture. I see that Calvin Kaneda is very good at what he does, but I don't like color stuff. Just seems so random and fake to me, like someone just Photoshopped in some green windows here and there. But it's a matter of taste of course, and luckily a lot of people do like his work. I'm often in places where lightpainting is necessary, as there is zero light inside. Here's an example of what I mostly do (it's more documenting than being artsy 90% of the time): http://www.basdemo...149/V149FDS_40.jpg

I agree with you 100%. I wouldn't even put myself anywhere close to most of the photographers that do light painting. When I was starting out I hung out with a couple of really good photographers that did a lot of light painting. I picked some stuff up here and there.

I love your style and your skills are rad. I wish mine were as good. But for the record, I am of the same way of thinking- documentation with natural looking light.

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For most of these shots, there was zero natural light available.
I know I have a fair amount to learn about color temperature as well as a number of other things.

Again, I love your style, nice and smooth and appropriate, natural looking light that is true to history.

And again, my skills are nowhere near yours or most of the photographers that call themselves "Light Painters". (With the Sci-Fi nuclear radiation fallout colors.)

As far as fireworks emitting from a magic va-jay-jay shooting laser rainbows, weird twirly shit with light bars, and crazy rad trails from spinning steel wool?

I’ll leave that out of my photos and in my head for when I’m trippin balls on LSD and listening to TooL. (No offence steel wool spinners!)

Just like with anything else, there's a right way to do light painting and a wrong way. Personally, I think it's fun to do and I've seen some awesome photography involving it. That being said, I'm not a big fan of when people just do light drawings or spell out their name or the steel wool crap. Personally, I prefer light painting like Calvin's examples. To each their own though.