Light Painting Tutorial, How To Light Paint a Light Man (Illuminated Being)

Light Painting Tutorial, How To Light Paint an Illuminated Being a.k.a a Light Man
In this Light Painting Photography tutorial Jason D. Page shows how to create a Light Man, or Woman, using a simple technique and tools from the Light Painting Brushes system. This is a technique that can be done when shooting alone or you can use a model to make it even easier. By simply tracing yourself or your model with light during a long exposure photograph you will leave a illuminated light being imprinted on your film or cameras sensor. An easy technique to help create extraordinary images!
New to Light Painting? Check out our Light Painting 101 tutorial here:
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[@_panilaperman9881]

4:50 imagine seeing this at a dark highway

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

:)

[@tammygurl64]

That was very cool! I had a photographer friend (RIP) who incorporated very subtle light painting into some of his work. I've loved this and wanted to do this ever since I discovered its existence. Can hardly wait to get a new camera since I lost mine in the cockpit of a plane. Thanks for sharing! :-) :-)

[@halfemoshit]

duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude im so shook this is BEAUTIFUL

[@minihanefun661]

great job, to the point but with enough detail. Perfect tutorial!

[@nabeesathshamnad6025]

great piece of work jason...thanku u so much

[@muddycube-theboringytchann9036]

Excellent stuff! Thanks for sharing!

[@paolodematteis1294]

Amazing!!! Great job man!!!!

[@hayden_misenti]

The backgrounf forest is amazing

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Thank you :)

[@AerialLensVideo]

VERY cool! Thanks for posting!

[@christianewert1461]

Stunning simple but a massive effect!!!!! Amazing

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Thank you glad you like it!

[@nmr3850]

Great work! Congratulations!

[@usamanazar8274]

That was amazing!

[@anitawhite4356]

Awesome. WE are going to try this.

[@rudrakshashrivastava3679]

jason thank you so much you are the man who taught me photography

[@rocklobster3333]

The pictures are just stunning

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Thank you!

[@robertgray7010]

Good job Jason thanks very informative

[@oquendo987]

wooooowwww super brutal I love it! thanks my friend

[@milleneuminc.1796]

this is badass in trying this man thanks !!!!!!!!

[@JaskiratSinghKotlaNihang]

Thanks A lot Man You Killed it ... thanks For helping

[@HUMZMIC1]

That was AWESOME...I LIKE!!!

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Thank you! Glad you LIKE it!

[@sans3698]

This is simply brilliant!

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Thank you!

[@MyMarquezTV]

This is so cool ! Thanks...

[@domasdiponas330]

Its just awesome!

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Thank you!

[@cyanrazorCel]

Brilliant.

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Thank you!

[@lensbaad6069]

No one has done this before!! Outstanding!!!

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Light Painting began way back in 1889! Check it out here: lightpaintingphotography.com/light-painting-history/

[@FunnyGorgaction]

Good inspiration !

[@samenderya13]

wow , great video , thanks for the detailed instruction . can't wait to try it ! thank you so much

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Thank you glad you enjoyed it!

[@luiscookingandothervideopr9657]

jason you my men i got the light kit today over the mail. thank u so mush for coming thou with the delivery am happy with the product. and. will be doing business with you. and by the way thank u for. the thank u note. that u did. in the back of the receipt

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Thank you Luis, I sincerely appreciate the support and I am happy to hear you like the tools! I hope you create some extraordinary images with them! Thank you as well for taking the time to comment on here!

[@Yukiebabii]

Super cool. I never heard of this and this awesome. Your instructions also are so simple

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Thank YOU that is a great compliment, glad you have found the light!

[@josemontero7170]

Inçreibleeee! Gracias

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

You're welcome, glad you liked the video and thank you for the comment!

[@swapniljadhav7761]

superb

[@jashdesai4818]

Jason you're my inspiration

[@lassen6279]

For me too! He does great work! But the Tools on lightpaintingbrushes are for me as a student too expensive, so build them on my own and i get the same effect ;)

[@jashdesai4818]

yes,im a student too and those brushes are expensive,can you explain how you make them on your own?

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

+Lasse Nordhoff and Jash Ddevil Using the Universal Connector you can easily make your own custom light painting tools using any standard water or soda bottle! Check out this tutorial that shows you how: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4usinyPeaqUd9U Hope the tutorial helps.

[@jashdesai4818]

Thank you soo much for your help

[@lassen6279]

+Jash Ddevil Yes, i can show you! please dm me on Instagram. (you´ll find the name in my channel description ) And thank you +LightpaintingPhoto I never heard about the trick with the coloured bottle.

[@keith2599]

AWESOME....

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Thank you for the comment, glad you enjoyed it!

[@plod1plod157]

Fantastic :)))))))))))))))))))))))

[@ickenhernandez]

Amazing technique! I will start with my pics

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Thank you for all the comments and support Icken, I am excited to see what you create!

[@douglasmarroquin5622]

Fantasticas images las que creas, felicitaciones

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Thank you!

[@Dalia67590]

Love it

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

We love that you love it :)

[@tonynikon]

Wow, it is easier that I thought!!!!

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

This one is super easy, just takes a little practice!

[@eclecticjon1019]

Nice.

[@Sunny-fz8xs]

Lovely

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Thank you.

[@roshanthapa5779]

Amazing bro.....

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Thank you :)

[@tgzid2824]

This is really helpful to me.

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Glad to hear that it helped you, thank you for the comment!

[@RyanHemshrot]

That is awesome !

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Thank you

[@deejaysilver9]

LightPaintingPhoto no, thank *you*!

[@DjBurzey]

neat!

[@levida4032]

wow that was sooo freakin cool

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

thank you!

[@linedancer111]

Great must try this at our camera club ! Thanks

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Please do and please tag @lightpaintingbrushes so we can see the results! :)

[@Sebatf]

nice tutorial! good paint a light

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Thank you!

[@diegovalentino2083]

Excelente video amigo! Me fascina la técnica de light painting, pero es una técnica que desafortunadamente parece nadie más practica, desconozco la razón. Me ha dado muchísimo gusto encontrar tu canal y ver que está dedicado al light painting. Tienes un seguidor más desde México. Espero poner en práctica nuevas técnicas aprendidas en tus videos. Un saludo.

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Thank you very much!

[@santiagoorquiz]

wow

[@sulaimanman934]

master

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Its impossible to master light painting. :)

[@jamsheeddevotee7588]

I finally have a use for my morph suit

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

It would work perfect.

[@francisluksomolepcha3132]

I lov it video bro.... Keep it up

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Thank you! More videos are coming!

[@brick428]

Awesome work! Could you do a tutorial on how to do the third to last picture in the video? looks great

[@smartjoyfultraveler]

Fantastic. Tried the technique and I am a newbie and it worked out!

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Awesome Thanks Karen!

[@smartjoyfultraveler]

@@LightPaintingPhotography would love to share the pics of my first effort with you. Maybe I will make a video of them and post and tag you.

[@cherrycherry-we7hk]

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[@boqiu3760]

Congratulations, you now have a new subscriber : )

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Thank you very much!

[@andyallard5990]

I realise this video has been on for a long time so you might not get his message but I am sending it anyway that is absolutely amazing you have certainly sparked my curiosity in July painting I’ll be keeping a close eye and definitely thinking about buying some of these torches hope you get this message thank you very much very very clever

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Thank you very much Andy. I have received the message and greatly appreciate it! Really happy to hear the video has sparker your curiosity, that is a great compliment!

[@tomkearns3367]

Never mind. Saw the exposure time.

[@elim]

light man is lit

[@oscarrasmussen7154]

Andy Rantuccio hahaha

[@_panilaperman9881]

that pun isn't very bright...

[@TehManuaL]

Audience profile of NME magazine Larry is a 19 year old male who is a frequent reader of the NME magazine, he also has the NME app on his iPhone and stays up to date with the NME website for the latest news. He is currently studying media at his local university and plans to get a job at ITV when he graduates. He has a part time job at Burger King and likes to spend time with his friends when he isn't busy. He is a very strong fan for the indie genre. His favourite band is Tame Impala; a indie rock group from Australia. His clothing style is very similar to his genre of music and he always stays up to date with the latest fashion. Jake also uses social media every day and has an Instagram, Facebook and twitter account.

[@northlanedarko771]

dude thx so uch , i cant belive how easy it is , hardest part is just having the right torch and cable timer

[@scottporter4524]

Why a cable timer? On bulb mode, YOU are the timer. Only camera equipment that I use is a wireless remote so you don't move/shake the camera once you finish the shot.

[@stutiarya5573]

Gasp!!!!!! OMG.

[@tomkearns3367]

How long is the shutter open?

[@user-er7wf1cc1x]

cool，ths

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Thank you!

[@PattyKuluCakes]

I want to try this with the Polaroid OneStep+ since it has manual and bulb mode.

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

It would definitely come out cool, I made a Tutorial about Light Painting with the Polaroid One Step + check it out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnO0qKpuoZiGhJI

[@melaij4263]

do you use an app or what?

[@pathogan4854]

1mtotry tonight excellent

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Cool please share your results! instagram.com/jasondpage_lightpainter/

[@Swiss_Moonlight]

with a maximum longtime exposure lenght of 30 seconds on my camera, a bit difficult to realise, as time to short. But awesome!

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Thank you, if you increase your ISO and open up your lens a bit to allow more light onto your sensor it should help as this will allow you to trace your body much more quickly and get a similar result in less time.

[@Swiss_Moonlight]

LightPaintingPhoto thank you!

[@northlanedarko771]

What did you do different with second exposure as it looks alot better

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

I am not sure what you mean by 2nd exposure? The images at the end are all about the same settings, some are shorter or longer exposures and different amounts of ambient light from the moon can effect the way they look.

[@freerideinkmtb2420]

What camera? The longest exposure I have is 30 seconds... been working to get into this style of photography!

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

This was the Canon 50D I believe. You could do it in 30 seconds, boost up your ISO to say 400 so you can more more quickly.

[@sagar141280]

Jason... u showed some basic wonderful technique for light painting. However, just want to know that putting the DSLR on bulb mode, did u rotate light throughout the body or something else !! pls suggest...

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Yes you wrap the light around your body during the exposure, this leaves traces of light in your image.

[@gurpreetgandhi3201]

Superb.. Which camera do you have, its exposure time is too long?

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

This was captured on the Canon 50D using BULB mode. however you can create light paintings on ANY camera that is capable of capturing a long exposure.

[@gurpreetgandhi3201]

Hello Sir, Thank you for your reply. I have Nikon D7200 camera,How long can I take long exposures from this camera?

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Gurpreet Gandhi you can shoot in BULB mode with the D7200 and shoot as long as you need to by using a shutter release like these www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=nikon+d7200+shutter+release

[@hlc.4128]

May I ask where do the light from the background came from? just from the light of colour filter?

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Yes just light from the color filter. The far background is ambient light from a distant city.

[@rizilla23]

How do you maintain the photo result so it won't be over exposure with bulb mode? There is a possibility to make the photo over exposure if you take it too long, right?

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Yes as long as you shoot in a dark environment you should not have any trouble shooting at the same settings in the video.

[@RaysTooBasic]

This video is old but I was wandering what lens you were using?

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Its a Tokina 11-16

[@gayu12345]

Can we try this one any object also ?

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Yes you can trace any object in light!

[@Sanju_artOO7]

Can we use this in go pro

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

YES, you can use ANY camera that is capable of doing a long exposure.

[@cuteguy-2001]

good day are using manual focus or auto focus

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Always manual in the dark. You can use auto to pull focus using a flashlight but once you get focus switch it to manual.

[@lightwaters]

Ok i did this.....using my iphone but I didnt get the results you got...I just ended up being lit with a blue glow........should not my iphone give the same results..I was able to write love in air and make heart symbols but didnt get the light mesh around me like you did

[@sandeepkumar-sg8qr]

Is their Any disadvantages with bulb mode ?

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Nope there really aren't. :)

[@Pa-pb6kb]

is it possible to use a canon g7x and still get very good results?

[@adamleniar]

Gold Coast urs

[@9inefx]

How do you use bulb mode if your by yourself?

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Use a wire or wireless shutter release.

[@bluekeybo]

song?

[@atahassanzadeh4878]

🙃😊

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

:)

[@rishabhmittal8906]

How to buy these torched for light painting ????

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

lightpaintingbrushes.com

[@SANJAYKUMAR-pq1pd]

F. 5.6 is available only on DSLR not in smartphones

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Generally speaking that is correct, hopefully we will do a smart phone specific tutorial in the future.

[@marcogi]

amazing.how do I get the universal connector?

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

LightPaintingBrushes.com

[@marcogi]

LightPaintingPhoto :( 50 bucks??? :(

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

That is for the 3 pack. $20 for a single. :)

[@marcogi]

LightPaintingPhoto oh ok,nice. thanks. :)

[@Indifference2000]

Noob question but how are you able to walk around in front of the camera to add that yellow lighting without the camera picking you up in the pic?

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Your camera can only record what you allow it to see. If you wear dark clothing and move around you will not be seen.

[@Not_Hawk]

Could I do this on my phone??

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Yep you can Light Paint using a Long Exposure App.

[@_SYBMSB_HarvilGada]

Sir please make a video tutorial to keep shutter open manually As you did for around 2 minutes

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

I will be making a beginner Light Painting Tutorial very soon that will go over this topic.

[@_SYBMSB_HarvilGada]

@@LightPaintingPhotography thank you very much sir

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

@@_SYBMSB_HarvilGada You're Welcome :)

[@damz891]

Ok

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

OK

[@stinkyass4765]

What if my dslr don't have bulb mode? Can i do it too?

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

You can try a manual setting or just use a long exposure, most cameras at least have the ability to do a long exposure its just a matter of finding it on the camera. If your camera doesn't have long exposure capabilities you can even light paint on a phone with a long exposure app!

[@kumarp4858]

your dslr must be 80 yyears old then

[@gunturd.wijaksono1912]

how you can set exposure time over than 30 second ?

[@vadenpegh]

Guntur Tutun use the bulb setting

[@dangoodwin470]

The bulb function is fully manual, the shutter only stays open for as long as you have your finger on the shutter button. I would recommend a remote release button or intervalometer (specially used in time lapse).

[@Joey-ir3lk]

Use a trigger like triggertrap

[@leechgod27]

My camera has upto 21 minutes of exposure time

[@zephyr1867]

if you have magic lantern you can turn on bulb mode and put exposure more than 30 second and in this case, is no necessary hold the shutter button

[@pradipbasnet4678]

how to set such a long time i have only 30 sec on my camera? can i set more than that?

[@rjs5135]

Pradip Basnet bulb mode?

[@AashayChaukekar]

Use bulb mode. You'll even require a remote sensor

[@TheGardener54uk]

How do you get the camera to do that is it on video or ? I don't know how you get to take the pic ? Don't understand how it gets the the picture ?..

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

The light is recorded to the camera using long exposure. Shoot on BULB mode if your camera has that setting if not you can use an longer exposure time try something like 30 seconds.

[@TheGardener54uk]

ok , so u mean record it , OR take a picture ,?? if you take a picture if your in front of the camera how do you press the button , if you are in front of the camera ?? AND whats shoot on bulb mode my camera is a finepix s6500fd can you do it with that kind

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

A camera is an instrument for recording light so anytime you are taking a picture technically you are recording light. Light Paintings are recorded to the camera during a long exposure. To depress the bottom you can have a friend go with you and press it or if your camera has a timer you could use that, you can use a remote shutter release, you can use an intervalometer there are even apps for your phone that you can use. After reading through the owner manual of your camera it appears you do have a timer on your camera, www.fujifilm.com/support/digital_cameras/manuals/pdf/index/s/finepix_s6500fd_manual_01.pdf It does not appear that you have a BULB mode on your camera however you do have a manual mode "M" and you can do a long exposure up to 30 seconds. If you are new to light painting you can check out this tutorial here that will show you everything you need to know, lightpaintingbrushes.com/pages/light-painting-instructions most important is just experiment and have fun.

[@TheGardener54uk]

thankyou loads and for the info

[@TheGardener54uk]

that's to complicated for me to understand !!!

[@sergiosainzzamorano5978]

Does this work on a 70D?

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Yes, any camera capable of Long Exposures. You can even do it on a phone.

[@northlanedarko771]

what phones that i have a d3200 but i have no trigger thing

[@emanuelschimpfossl5919]

How do you get the exposure so long?

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Shooting in BULB mode.

[@emanuelschimpfossl5919]

LightPaintingPhoto and someone holding the shutter?

[@emanuelschimpfossl5919]

LightPaintingPhoto with a remote? So it doesn't get shaky?

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

You can use a remote or an intervalometer

[@austinappiah6081]

Where can I purchase the light paint brush set?

[@rajivranjan4080]

Austin Appiah i have also same question...did u get that???

[@austinappiah6081]

Rajiv Ranjan nope Still waiting

[@rajivranjan4080]

Austin Appiah waiting of searching???

[@austinappiah6081]

Rajiv Ranjan haha searching. my last option would be to buy it online if I don't get it in stores around me

[@rajivranjan4080]

Austin Appiah okay whenever u will get that inform me...thank you

[@nicolascamargo2598]

Bunda

[@NJDRONEMAN]

Love the ideas bro new subscriber, I’ll follow ya on Instagram . I’m SnappersCreations . Thanks

[@LightPaintingPhotography]

Thank you very much!