Light Painting Objects Small and Large with photographer Loren Fisher

Pro photographer Loren Fisher shows how to use flashlights to create creative light on objects small and large using a light painting technique. See more of Loren's workshops at lorenphotos.com/product/works...

[@SilentKnight43]

Our first dslr in the early 2000s was an Olympus e10 and had a manual 30sec bulb time exposure capability - which became the start of my experimentation with light painting while urban exploring in abandoned buildings. I carried an array of flashlights with different color temps, even glo-sticks and sparklers. I once lit a frozen waterfall in winter at night with a pair of 1-million candlepower flashlights and lightpainted it for 30secs (shot with a Nikon d80 at the time). We also backlit the frozen falls from an ice cave behind the falls for a few shots - which turned out incredible. Excellent video - I wish more people would discover the lightpainting technique and get creative with it. It really takes photographer to another level. Every shot is different and often the results are unexpected and amazing.

[@LorenFisher]

I love light painting, and not the kind that is light graffiti.

[@RB-yx6bc]

You are a very patient person. Both with your photography and with some of the questions. Very nice work.

[@sfeigh]

Good presentation. I learned a lot. In the morning I’ll be building a snoot for one of my penlights. I’m impressed at how you maintained your calm at some of the questions.

[@Guitarmfig]

Brilliant work and tutorial, thank you for sharing your knowledge

[@dougson56]

If you get a radio remote you can walk around lighting the subject from different angles and blend the resulting images together to make one image, as the camera is on a tripod it stays in one place allowing you to stack all the images in blending mode in photoshop or Affinity.

[@thomastuorto9929]

My thoughts also. One thing I don't believe he mentioned is use a low ISO to get a longer exposure. = give you a little more time to light paint with each individual photo. I only bring it up because of the lady asking the questions. Experience thru experimenting is key.

[@sashalegend1990]

This is what i have been looking for and im a film maker.

[@anciaduplessis3979]

You are a true artist. Thank you so much.

[@keith2599]

Excellent video, love this kind of stuff, Great video and tutorial...

[@blackthai5023]

very challenging questions LOL

[@guykerr8111]

Found it interesting but could not get passed the questions. Everyone has to learn but it is a progressive process and one needs some basic camera knowledge first and then watch this.

[@usernamemykel]

...then you're not ready for this type of photography. See other YT vids re: the "basics" to learn a sound foundation.

[@shupingyin8082]

Snoot is awesome do you use long long exposure so that you can paint all your subjects? So far I stack multiple images of 30s

[@LorenFisher]

If there is no other light falling on the subject, then I'll do 2-3 minute exposures.

[@daveclarke9282]

So I followed the directions to make a penlight work as my brush and everything had been going great. I was using rechargeable batteries and had no problems at all, then I used a pair of alkaline batteries I had just to use them up. Well, apparently because of the shroud they overheated and swelled up and ruined the flashlight. Has anyone else had a problem with their flashlight overheating because the end is wrapped up? Any suggestions? Thanks!

[@piotrmisiaszek2566]

Great video! I'm a photographer and I'm surprised that you don't have many views. I will do my new project with this particular technique. Maybe if video would be shorter more people would watch it. Thanks!

[@thomaslavery5168]

Fantastic shooting. I can’t wait to try your technique, thank you for sharing .

[@shupingyin8082]

When you paint large area you don’t use the pen light correct

[@LorenFisher]

Indoors I'm using a pen light. Outside I use a large light.

[@shupingyin8082]

Another reason you are not showing up because you are also moving

[@usernamemykel]

The actual DEFINITION of "Photography" is "Painting with light" - great photos, but you've not mentioned this fact, which should have been at the very beginning to "set the stage" for the remainder of your video.

[@usernamemykel]

...actually from the Greeks, meaning "Writing with light", but here we are simulating a painting, such as the 17th century Dutch masters style of pictoral renditioning.

[@usernamemykel]

Seems to me, that if the DMV made the mistake of thinking that the Red Chapeau had enough sense to drive a motor vehicle, that if you live in her town, you'd be safer staying indoors. She must be wearing a MAGA hat...