Light Painting

Whilst researching rhythm and movement of sound, I discovered light paintings. They can represent a physical  thing or they can just be representative of movement/sound.

I had a basic idea of how to do light paintings but I did a bit of research to see how best to do it.

Light painting is created with a camera at night or in a darkened room. You need a slow exposure on the camera (where the shutter stays open for a long time) to capture the light. This is done by either moving the camera or moving a light source, such as a torch or sparkler, in front of the camera to create an image. Due to the long exposure, you will usually need a tripod to keep the camera still. Also by using a tripod, you can create multiple exposures (several pictures taken using the same camera) and lay the images on top of one another to produce more complex designs.

A recent example of light painting in advertising are Talk Talk adverts which are shown during the X Factor.