Today during class we painted with light. To do this, we went into the darkroom, turned off the lights, and then made the shutter speed on the camera extremely long (30 sec). Doing this allowed us to select what part of the picture we wanted lit with flashlights. In this picture I was really trying to backlight my friend's hands, and after many attempts this is what I finally came up with. It isn't exactly what I wanted, but I think with practice it will get better. It was really fun to be able to draw designs and squiggles behind or on the subject. I think the reason I like painting with light so much is that it allows you to be more creative. One of the problems I had was accidentally either lighting myself up in the picture or flashing the light directly at the camera lens when I didn't want to. After you play with the light for a while you kind of get the hang of it though. I will definitely be painting with light in the future!!! :)
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