Painting with Light
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"QUANTUM SHOT" #356link Enhancing natural landscapes with "super"-natural light This article is not about "painter of light" Thomas Kinkade, but rather less-established and extremely talented photographers, who use dynamic electric light patterns to enhance the nature's given landscapes, or our bleak industrial environments. In every case something luminous and strangely mesmerizing is brought "to light", transforming the photograph into an entirely different experience, and making our hearts beat faster. ![]() It all started with Eric Staller Eric Staller is a sculptor more known for the permanent artwork in public places, but also for his experimentation with light. His light drawings and sculptures date as far back as the late 70s (definitely in-line with the disco-era sensibilities). He was perhaps the first photographer to paint light into live urban environment: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Some of these New York light-scapes still look like perfect examples of the technique. Simply glorious, after all these years. No Lens, Only Intricate Light Alan Jaras (aka "Reciprocity") captures surreal refraction patterns of light, passing through molded plastic. Amazingly, these photos are made the "natural way", without the use of a camera lens, or retouching by Photoshop. His flickr photostream is one of the most interesting and adventurous on the web. ![]() "Spicules of Light" by Alan Jaras ![]() "Captured in Light" by Alan Jaras "Normally black and white, these photos feature colours added directly into the plastic" ![]() "Molten Light" ![]() "Complexity of color" Light Among the Ruins Abandoned & ghastly places achieve a new license to life with these urban light explorations. The nameless artists responsible for these "graffitis of light" perhaps live somewhere nearby and make it their creative statement to turn ugly venues into canvases of "cleansing" light. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (original unknown, via Encounter) Some other examples of "painting with light": ![]() (image credit: Sashnone) ![]() ![]() (image credit: Kurbaga) ![]() (original unknown) Mystery and Melancholy of a Street One word: "heavenly". This is how you can describe the apparitions created by group LICHTFAKTOR. We already wrote about their previous works, but it seems that angels of creativity continue to bestow their visitations upon this enlightened urban clan. They go into the night and return with transcendental glowing creations... like these: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (image credit: LICHTFAKTOR) Spiritual Glow Dean Chamberlain takes the inherent glow that all mysterious worship places evoke in our heart, and brings it to the screen - his temple & palace interiors are uplifting and mystifying at the same time: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() There is a certain sanctity in other places, too - in a bedroom: ![]() in a forest: ![]() (images credit: Dean Chamberlain) Do you like seaside? Now you do. It's impossible not to fall in love with the sea and the coast when seeing photography of Toby Keller, aka BurnBlue. His light painting technique is often subtle, and it's hard to tell where the natural light ends and the "super"-natural light begins. Waves provide the long-exposure soft glow, and deep blue ghost-like apparitions seem to lure us, mere mortals, into their marvelous portals, and into an infinite light. (you have to excuse my purple prose, these photos are simply too magical). ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And yet, no matter how skillful you are as a painter, natural light is still the winner. Here is very evocative shot of moonlight at sea: ![]() and a riot of colors during sunset: ![]() (images credit: Toby Keller) See many other Toby Keller's light "paintings" here and on flickr. (all images by permission of original photographers) Permanent Link... ![]() Category: Art,Photography Related Posts: Best Graffiti Showcase Dark Roasted Blend's Photography Gear Picks: |
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12 Comments:
Your site is one of my favourites - keep up the good work. :)
About painting with light - check picture of Skoda Fabia on deviantART:
http://jogiart.deviantart.com/art/Fabia-Light-45559125 which IMHO looks brilliant.
this is the best work i have seen done ... the end ...
Absolutely beautiful.
It's a pure delight to look at these wonderful and creative images. Thanks so much for the post. Art
"And yet, no matter how skillful you are as a painter, natural light is still the winner." No doubt! I love your blog! Nice work! Perhaps this is "light roasted!"
Dark roasted coffee helps to lighten up the morning; that's at least the idea. Thank you Beverly.
i just came across this site! i love it! BEST SITE EVER!
by the way.. how is this light painting done??? anyone know?
nice work,
You will can find original work with light on this link
www.flickr.com/photos/c6h6y6/
enjoy
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Hey, I am looking for a light painter in Las Vegas for a TV shoot?!?!?!?!
know of anybody? If so email me: marta@paradoxal.net
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
i practice lightwriting since 2005. check my stuff on www.lihgtwriting.de
big up from berlin,
tofa
Tofa - great work, will feature in the next part of series
You forgot Sola - He's from th eUK and his work rocks
This link
www.lightbombing.com
will get you where you need to go
Thanks for putting so many great images all in one place! Linked to your site, through my blog WWW.AllThingsAboutPhotography.blogspot.com
Thanks once again!
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