Painting by light
Having experimented with photo joining, double exposure,
pinhole photography and using a black out curtain it was time to undertake the
last element of the course, painting by light.
With my Canon EOS 60D attached to the tripod various props
available to use we proceeded to prepare the experiment. With the light turns
off to create dark room a torch beam was moved around the objects to highlight
different areas. The only exception to this was for the
Image 7477 was created slightly different as two bicycle wheels
were spun in stationary red and white light. The camera was set to F8 for 13
seconds, ISO 100 and the open shutter creates a dome like appearance. A
singular bicycle wheel was using the same method was used to create the head in
a domed cage described in my previous blog.
Image 7501 was created using an open bottle of red wine, a
half full glass and the corkscrew places on the table for the prop. The camera
was set to F8 for 30 seconds, ISO 100 and with the lights off to create a dark
room a touch light was shone around the prop to light various areas.
Image 7510 and 7511 was created using a bottle of cider and
an apple cut in half as the prop. Each shot had the same camera settings F8
for 15 seconds, ISO 100 but as you can see as the light was shone in
alternative locations for different lengths of time the results remarkably
different. The first is far experiment has a blue appearance with the second
far brighter with a crisp image.
Image 7518 was created using a flute laid on a very uneven
black table cloth. The Camera was set to F8 for 10 seconds, ISO 100 with the
torch again being moved up and down the flute in swaying action. The final
result shows the stainless steel flute gleaming against the creased black table
cloth.
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The painting by light experiment is very quick and cheap to
set up, fun to photograph and as you can see from the images on the contact
sheets below easy to create some extremely interesting results.
Whilst creating the caged domes the bicycle wheels went off
course on the floor but although the final image was not what I had hoped to
create, there are some great shapes produced. Holding two wheels in your hands
also proved very difficult especially ensuring they span while trying to ensure
you limited the movement.
The Images created using cheese and grapes on a cheese board
came out blurred caused by either having the wrong length of time the lens was
open or not enough torch light from the location I stood within the room. As the
camera was safely attached to the tripod to ensure it stayed steady we can rule
out movement as the cause.
I would recommend you all try this quick easy experiment to
see whether you can create some great images of objects and the odd person who
is willing to sit with a torch shone on them.
