PAINT WITH LIGHT THE DIGITAL WAY
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JON ADAMS
Photographer and writer
Jon is a photographer and writer, and also provides individual and small group tuition in digital SLR and Photoshop skills. jon@jonadamsmedia.co.uk
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SOME projects are so exciting that you really have no idea how much time has elapsed since you started them. Utterly absorbed in the task at hand, you find yourself lost in the creative process, and everything else simply fades into the background.
This kind of complete fulfilment is quite rare in today’s quickfire world, but with this technique for creating ‘paintings’ made out of light, you will find it. Aside from your camera, a tripod and a torch, all you need is a subject in a dark room, followed by a creative session in Photoshop. It really is absolute bliss!
The traditional way to paint with light is to take a long exposure and wave your torch at or around
