On New Year’s Eve we spent a {very} little bit of time outside doing some light painting. It was so fun but it was also freeeezing outside and everyone wanted to be inside under a cozy blanket, watching a movie.
To get set up, I used my Nikon SLR, a tripod, and a flashlight. Find a dark room or, like us, an outside spot that’s dark.
I set my camera’s ISO to 200 and turned off the autofocus. The shutter speed was super slow, which gives the subject plenty of time to draw with the flashlight while the camera captures it. To capture the word ‘love’ I covered the flashlight between letters to keep it more crisp.
So fun, right?! Don’t you want to try it??
What a great and fun idea! I cannot wait to try it!
Light painting is just too much fun. I love what you captured! <3
Thank you!
Awesome!! I would love to hear more tips on photography. My husband gave me a Nikon camera for my birthday and I just can’t seem to get out of Auto mode. Did you learn on your own, other websites??
I’ll definitely keep the photography blog posts coming! I learned from friends, the handbook, and just fiddling around with the settings. The more you take pictures on ‘manual’ settings, the more comfortable you will be to change up the settings. xo
I’ve always thought this was so cool. Thanks for the tips on how to do this! I need to break out my “big girl” camera and give it a go! : ) Happy New Year to you and your sweet fam!
Go for it! It’s so much fun. 🙂
I love this idea. I’m going to get this a try.
This is AWESOME!! I can’t wait to try it 🙂
can you give me more specifics on the shutter speed? love this and all of your photos everywhere on this blog are lovely.
Of course Valerie! Every camera is different, but for mine I switch my settings to ‘manual’ and then adjust the shutter speed to any of the options. The more time the better because you can write more in the air. 🙂 xo
Fun! We did this too, but with sparklers!
That is such a great idea. I want to try that! xo
That is very cool!
This is wicked cool. Makes me want a fancy camera even more now.
~FringeGirl
It’s so much fun!
hi lisa. just wondering what model of camera you use on this shot? tnx!
Hi Pau, I have a Nikon D80. Any SLR camera will work for this shot though!