Fire and Light PaintingEvolution of technique, a journal about people, fire, lights and camera. How I got into making camera moving designs light and fire paintings.http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/The-web-of-creation-faces/210917529_c8bqr-Ti-2.jpghttp://synature.smugmug.com/gallery/3686256_UefYm/2007-12-28T12:18:59ZCopyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved.SmugMugThe perfect exposure usually means that the subject of the photograph is clear and sharp. But when the subject is itself a light source and moving, something more is needed to get a photogr ...<p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com">Brandon Smith (Synature)</a><br />The perfect exposure usually means that the subject of the photograph is clear and sharp. But when the subject is itself a light source and moving, something more is needed to get a photogr ...</p><p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/3686256_UefYm#210917529_c8bqr" title="The perfect exposure usually means that the subject of the photograph is clear and sharp. But when the subject is itself a light source and moving, something more is needed to get a photogr ..."><img src="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/The-web-of-creation-faces/210917529_c8bqr-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The perfect exposure usually means that the subject of the photograph is clear and sharp. But when the subject is itself a light source and moving, something more is needed to get a photogr ..." title="The perfect exposure usually means that the subject of the photograph is clear and sharp. But when the subject is itself a light source and moving, something more is needed to get a photogr ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-05T10:26:10ZBrandon Smith (Synature)http://synature.smugmug.comhttp://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/The-web-of-creation-faces/210917529_c8bqr-Th-2.jpg2006-12-02 23:06:25When I saw my first fire performance show in 2005 at our local regional burning man event, Interfuse, I knew I had to capture the moving flames in a photograph. It seemed obvious to me tha ...<p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com">Brandon Smith (Synature)</a><br />When I saw my first fire performance show in 2005 at our local regional burning man event, Interfuse, I knew I had to capture the moving flames in a photograph. It seemed obvious to me tha ...</p><p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/3686256_UefYm#210913466_XUeGr" title="When I saw my first fire performance show in 2005 at our local regional burning man event, Interfuse, I knew I had to capture the moving flames in a photograph. It seemed obvious to me tha ..."><img src="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/spinner-DSC04099/210913466_XUeGr-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="When I saw my first fire performance show in 2005 at our local regional burning man event, Interfuse, I knew I had to capture the moving flames in a photograph. It seemed obvious to me tha ..." title="When I saw my first fire performance show in 2005 at our local regional burning man event, Interfuse, I knew I had to capture the moving flames in a photograph. It seemed obvious to me tha ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-05T10:23:21ZBrandon Smith (Synature)http://synature.smugmug.comhttp://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/spinner-DSC04099/210913466_XUeGr-Th-2.jpg2005-05-14 22:09:09Sometimes, though, a longish exposure brings out both the wonderful pattern created by the spinner and the frozen aspect of the watchers. This is Keile working his dart, a ball of fire at t ...<p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com">Brandon Smith (Synature)</a><br />Sometimes, though, a longish exposure brings out both the wonderful pattern created by the spinner and the frozen aspect of the watchers. This is Keile working his dart, a ball of fire at t ...</p><p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/3686256_UefYm#210913205_WmiBB" title="Sometimes, though, a longish exposure brings out both the wonderful pattern created by the spinner and the frozen aspect of the watchers. This is Keile working his dart, a ball of fire at t ..."><img src="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/dart-work-DSC03093/210913205_WmiBB-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Sometimes, though, a longish exposure brings out both the wonderful pattern created by the spinner and the frozen aspect of the watchers. This is Keile working his dart, a ball of fire at t ..." title="Sometimes, though, a longish exposure brings out both the wonderful pattern created by the spinner and the frozen aspect of the watchers. This is Keile working his dart, a ball of fire at t ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-05T10:21:56ZBrandon Smith (Synature)http://synature.smugmug.comhttp://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/dart-work-DSC03093/210913205_WmiBB-Th-2.jpg2006-07-22 21:54:09Fire spinners love to see pictures of themselves in action, and it hard to make an exposure the right speed to catch both the spinners and the fire. Here the pair of them held their positio ...<p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com">Brandon Smith (Synature)</a><br />Fire spinners love to see pictures of themselves in action, and it hard to make an exposure the right speed to catch both the spinners and the fire. Here the pair of them held their positio ...</p><p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/3686256_UefYm#210910039_hMdkg" title="Fire spinners love to see pictures of themselves in action, and it hard to make an exposure the right speed to catch both the spinners and the fire. Here the pair of them held their positio ..."><img src="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/back-to-back-orginalDSC02641/210910039_hMdkg-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Fire spinners love to see pictures of themselves in action, and it hard to make an exposure the right speed to catch both the spinners and the fire. Here the pair of them held their positio ..." title="Fire spinners love to see pictures of themselves in action, and it hard to make an exposure the right speed to catch both the spinners and the fire. Here the pair of them held their positio ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-05T10:26:16ZBrandon Smith (Synature)http://synature.smugmug.comhttp://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/back-to-back-orginalDSC02641/210910039_hMdkg-Th-2.jpg2006-07-08 23:05:07Photo editing to the rescue. Tweaking the exposure values in a photo editing program brings out sufficient detail to please the spinners who can now easily recognize themselves.
I've use ...<p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com">Brandon Smith (Synature)</a><br />Photo editing to the rescue. Tweaking the exposure values in a photo editing program brings out sufficient detail to please the spinners who can now easily recognize themselves.
I've use ...</p><p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/3686256_UefYm#210912600_dNi3h" title="Photo editing to the rescue. Tweaking the exposure values in a photo editing program brings out sufficient detail to please the spinners who can now easily recognize themselves.
I've use ..."><img src="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/back-to-back-DSC02641/210912600_dNi3h-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="120" alt="Photo editing to the rescue. Tweaking the exposure values in a photo editing program brings out sufficient detail to please the spinners who can now easily recognize themselves.
I've use ..." title="Photo editing to the rescue. Tweaking the exposure values in a photo editing program brings out sufficient detail to please the spinners who can now easily recognize themselves.
I've use ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-05T10:24:29ZBrandon Smith (Synature)http://synature.smugmug.comhttp://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/back-to-back-DSC02641/210912600_dNi3h-Th-2.jpg2006-07-08 23:05:07Timing is everything when working with fire, whether taking pictures of it or playing with it yourself. Lighting the bonfire by blowing fire at it, one up and one down, is hot work. It's a ...<p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com">Brandon Smith (Synature)</a><br />Timing is everything when working with fire, whether taking pictures of it or playing with it yourself. Lighting the bonfire by blowing fire at it, one up and one down, is hot work. It's a ...</p><p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/3686256_UefYm#210912285_GzxdV" title="Timing is everything when working with fire, whether taking pictures of it or playing with it yourself. Lighting the bonfire by blowing fire at it, one up and one down, is hot work. It's a ..."><img src="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/DSC03805/210912285_GzxdV-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="128" alt="Timing is everything when working with fire, whether taking pictures of it or playing with it yourself. Lighting the bonfire by blowing fire at it, one up and one down, is hot work. It's a ..." title="Timing is everything when working with fire, whether taking pictures of it or playing with it yourself. Lighting the bonfire by blowing fire at it, one up and one down, is hot work. It's a ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-05T10:22:07ZBrandon Smith (Synature)http://synature.smugmug.comhttp://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/DSC03805/210912285_GzxdV-Th-2.jpg2006-08-26 22:07:38I sincerely hope I can get another photograph like this one day, zooming in on the spinner so that we see multiple versions of him within a spiral of fire. The first problem with using zoom ...<p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com">Brandon Smith (Synature)</a><br />I sincerely hope I can get another photograph like this one day, zooming in on the spinner so that we see multiple versions of him within a spiral of fire. The first problem with using zoom ...</p><p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/3686256_UefYm#210911348_5PjMR" title="I sincerely hope I can get another photograph like this one day, zooming in on the spinner so that we see multiple versions of him within a spiral of fire. The first problem with using zoom ..."><img src="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/spiral-DSC03517/210911348_5PjMR-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="I sincerely hope I can get another photograph like this one day, zooming in on the spinner so that we see multiple versions of him within a spiral of fire. The first problem with using zoom ..." title="I sincerely hope I can get another photograph like this one day, zooming in on the spinner so that we see multiple versions of him within a spiral of fire. The first problem with using zoom ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-05T10:22:42ZBrandon Smith (Synature)http://synature.smugmug.comhttp://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/spiral-DSC03517/210911348_5PjMR-Th-2.jpg2006-08-19 21:00:04While the blur introduced by zooming can make for a very interesting image, and fire is fascinating, there are essentially only two colors: yellow and black. Fire dancers usually learn thei ...<p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com">Brandon Smith (Synature)</a><br />While the blur introduced by zooming can make for a very interesting image, and fire is fascinating, there are essentially only two colors: yellow and black. Fire dancers usually learn thei ...</p><p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/3686256_UefYm#210911801_FSwcc" title="While the blur introduced by zooming can make for a very interesting image, and fire is fascinating, there are essentially only two colors: yellow and black. Fire dancers usually learn thei ..."><img src="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/DSC03779/210911801_FSwcc-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="While the blur introduced by zooming can make for a very interesting image, and fire is fascinating, there are essentially only two colors: yellow and black. Fire dancers usually learn thei ..." title="While the blur introduced by zooming can make for a very interesting image, and fire is fascinating, there are essentially only two colors: yellow and black. Fire dancers usually learn thei ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-05T10:22:30ZBrandon Smith (Synature)http://synature.smugmug.comhttp://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/DSC03779/210911801_FSwcc-Th-2.jpg2006-08-26 21:56:23Going back to my first encounter with fire spinners, later that evening, I was thinking about patterns and light designs as I wandered into the dance area where dancers were spinning balls w ...<p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com">Brandon Smith (Synature)</a><br />Going back to my first encounter with fire spinners, later that evening, I was thinking about patterns and light designs as I wandered into the dance area where dancers were spinning balls w ...</p><p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/3686256_UefYm#210909286_B8BPw" title="Going back to my first encounter with fire spinners, later that evening, I was thinking about patterns and light designs as I wandered into the dance area where dancers were spinning balls w ..."><img src="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/zooming-pattern-DSC04095/210909286_B8BPw-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Going back to my first encounter with fire spinners, later that evening, I was thinking about patterns and light designs as I wandered into the dance area where dancers were spinning balls w ..." title="Going back to my first encounter with fire spinners, later that evening, I was thinking about patterns and light designs as I wandered into the dance area where dancers were spinning balls w ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-05T10:30:05ZBrandon Smith (Synature)http://synature.smugmug.comhttp://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/zooming-pattern-DSC04095/210909286_B8BPw-Th-2.jpg2005-05-14 21:24:31Working with zoom on a stationary work of art lit by several ambient light sources is also very satisfying. 15 seconds at F8 is what I used here, along with a smooth zoom action.<p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com">Brandon Smith (Synature)</a><br />Working with zoom on a stationary work of art lit by several ambient light sources is also very satisfying. 15 seconds at F8 is what I used here, along with a smooth zoom action.</p><p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/3686256_UefYm#210910577_GeJJG" title="Working with zoom on a stationary work of art lit by several ambient light sources is also very satisfying. 15 seconds at F8 is what I used here, along with a smooth zoom action."><img src="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/zoom-sculpture-DSC04887/210910577_GeJJG-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Working with zoom on a stationary work of art lit by several ambient light sources is also very satisfying. 15 seconds at F8 is what I used here, along with a smooth zoom action." title="Working with zoom on a stationary work of art lit by several ambient light sources is also very satisfying. 15 seconds at F8 is what I used here, along with a smooth zoom action." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-05T10:23:26ZBrandon Smith (Synature)http://synature.smugmug.comhttp://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/zoom-sculpture-DSC04887/210910577_GeJJG-Th-2.jpg2006-10-14 19:14:23Still at the "mind-licker dome" dance event I tried using a flash for the first time. I held the flash in my left hand above the camera and pointed it up. I has set the time to 3 seconds a ...<p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com">Brandon Smith (Synature)</a><br />Still at the "mind-licker dome" dance event I tried using a flash for the first time. I held the flash in my left hand above the camera and pointed it up. I has set the time to 3 seconds a ...</p><p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/3686256_UefYm#210909767_QuBSu" title="Still at the "mind-licker dome" dance event I tried using a flash for the first time. I held the flash in my left hand above the camera and pointed it up. I has set the time to 3 seconds a ..."><img src="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/DSC04042/210909767_QuBSu-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Still at the "mind-licker dome" dance event I tried using a flash for the first time. I held the flash in my left hand above the camera and pointed it up. I has set the time to 3 seconds a ..." title="Still at the "mind-licker dome" dance event I tried using a flash for the first time. I held the flash in my left hand above the camera and pointed it up. I has set the time to 3 seconds a ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-05T10:26:58ZBrandon Smith (Synature)http://synature.smugmug.comhttp://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/DSC04042/210909767_QuBSu-Th-2.jpg2005-05-14 20:09:07Fire Swords 4901
Before discussing light dancing images in more detail, I want to digress a bit and talk about how I started fire dancing myself and how that led to an unexpected and wonderf ...<p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com">Brandon Smith (Synature)</a><br />Fire Swords 4901
Before discussing light dancing images in more detail, I want to digress a bit and talk about how I started fire dancing myself and how that led to an unexpected and wonderf ...</p><p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/3686256_UefYm#236978554_CzMc9" title="Fire Swords 4901
Before discussing light dancing images in more detail, I want to digress a bit and talk about how I started fire dancing myself and how that led to an unexpected and wonderf ..."><img src="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/DSC04901/236978554_CzMc9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Fire Swords 4901
Before discussing light dancing images in more detail, I want to digress a bit and talk about how I started fire dancing myself and how that led to an unexpected and wonderf ..." title="Fire Swords 4901
Before discussing light dancing images in more detail, I want to digress a bit and talk about how I started fire dancing myself and how that led to an unexpected and wonderf ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-22T20:09:41ZBrandon Smith (Synature)http://synature.smugmug.comhttp://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/DSC04901/236978554_CzMc9-Th.jpg2006-10-14 20:47:18Light sword 9110
Fire works great outdoors, but indoors, or while practicing, lights work better, or at least safer. For interesting images, lights often work better too. So I also built ...<p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com">Brandon Smith (Synature)</a><br />Light sword 9110
Fire works great outdoors, but indoors, or while practicing, lights work better, or at least safer. For interesting images, lights often work better too. So I also built ...</p><p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/3686256_UefYm#236989999_EGRfH" title="Light sword 9110
Fire works great outdoors, but indoors, or while practicing, lights work better, or at least safer. For interesting images, lights often work better too. So I also built ..."><img src="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/DSC09110-copy/236989999_EGRfH-Th.jpg" width="93" height="150" alt="Light sword 9110
Fire works great outdoors, but indoors, or while practicing, lights work better, or at least safer. For interesting images, lights often work better too. So I also built ..." title="Light sword 9110
Fire works great outdoors, but indoors, or while practicing, lights work better, or at least safer. For interesting images, lights often work better too. So I also built ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-22T19:58:45ZBrandon Smith (Synature)http://synature.smugmug.comhttp://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/DSC09110-copy/236989999_EGRfH-Th.jpg2007-07-21 21:40:30"Colorfall" is an 8 second exposure at f14 of several dancers playing with the light toys during the shoot made in the Davis Gallery. Photomanipulation was not used to create the water colo ...<p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com">Brandon Smith (Synature)</a><br />"Colorfall" is an 8 second exposure at f14 of several dancers playing with the light toys during the shoot made in the Davis Gallery. Photomanipulation was not used to create the water colo ...</p><p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/3686256_UefYm#210918091_ysW9J" title=""Colorfall" is an 8 second exposure at f14 of several dancers playing with the light toys during the shoot made in the Davis Gallery. Photomanipulation was not used to create the water colo ..."><img src="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/colorfall/210918091_ysW9J-Th-2.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt=""Colorfall" is an 8 second exposure at f14 of several dancers playing with the light toys during the shoot made in the Davis Gallery. Photomanipulation was not used to create the water colo ..." title=""Colorfall" is an 8 second exposure at f14 of several dancers playing with the light toys during the shoot made in the Davis Gallery. Photomanipulation was not used to create the water colo ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-05T10:24:06ZBrandon Smith (Synature)http://synature.smugmug.comhttp://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/colorfall/210918091_ysW9J-Th-2.jpg2007-02-18 19:56:12"Flock" is a ten second exposure at f14 of the same dancers with a different selection of light toys.<p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com">Brandon Smith (Synature)</a><br />"Flock" is a ten second exposure at f14 of the same dancers with a different selection of light toys.</p><p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/3686256_UefYm#210918356_8XeXU" title=""Flock" is a ten second exposure at f14 of the same dancers with a different selection of light toys."><img src="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/Flock/210918356_8XeXU-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt=""Flock" is a ten second exposure at f14 of the same dancers with a different selection of light toys." title=""Flock" is a ten second exposure at f14 of the same dancers with a different selection of light toys." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-05T10:24:56ZBrandon Smith (Synature)http://synature.smugmug.comhttp://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/Flock/210918356_8XeXU-Th-2.jpg2006-11-18 16:40:40The "Warrior on 9th Street" is actually a four second exposure at f11 of the interior of the Cherry Street Artisan between dances.<p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com">Brandon Smith (Synature)</a><br />The "Warrior on 9th Street" is actually a four second exposure at f11 of the interior of the Cherry Street Artisan between dances.</p><p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/3686256_UefYm#210917936_BzSMX" title="The "Warrior on 9th Street" is actually a four second exposure at f11 of the interior of the Cherry Street Artisan between dances."><img src="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/warrior/210917936_BzSMX-Th-2.jpg" width="96" height="150" alt="The "Warrior on 9th Street" is actually a four second exposure at f11 of the interior of the Cherry Street Artisan between dances." title="The "Warrior on 9th Street" is actually a four second exposure at f11 of the interior of the Cherry Street Artisan between dances." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-05T10:25:03ZBrandon Smith (Synature)http://synature.smugmug.comhttp://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/warrior/210917936_BzSMX-Th-2.jpgSpirit Dance 5279 was taken near my pond soon after the first studio session with Peter. I talked my daughter into dancing with the lights and found that a 7 second exposure at f4.5 gave me ...<p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com">Brandon Smith (Synature)</a><br />Spirit Dance 5279 was taken near my pond soon after the first studio session with Peter. I talked my daughter into dancing with the lights and found that a 7 second exposure at f4.5 gave me ...</p><p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/3686256_UefYm#210909521_iF3Cn" title="Spirit Dance 5279 was taken near my pond soon after the first studio session with Peter. I talked my daughter into dancing with the lights and found that a 7 second exposure at f4.5 gave me ..."><img src="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/main-DSC05279/210909521_iF3Cn-Th-2.jpg" width="117" height="150" alt="Spirit Dance 5279 was taken near my pond soon after the first studio session with Peter. I talked my daughter into dancing with the lights and found that a 7 second exposure at f4.5 gave me ..." title="Spirit Dance 5279 was taken near my pond soon after the first studio session with Peter. I talked my daughter into dancing with the lights and found that a 7 second exposure at f4.5 gave me ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-05T10:30:25ZBrandon Smith (Synature)http://synature.smugmug.comhttp://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/main-DSC05279/210909521_iF3Cn-Th-2.jpg2006-11-25 21:40:41This picture of Dan, a professional ballet dancer, was taken at the second studio session with Peter Anger. This one was a 13 second exposure at f16 and I moved the camera, rotating and shi ...<p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com">Brandon Smith (Synature)</a><br />This picture of Dan, a professional ballet dancer, was taken at the second studio session with Peter Anger. This one was a 13 second exposure at f16 and I moved the camera, rotating and shi ...</p><p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/3686256_UefYm#210918722_NdrhM" title="This picture of Dan, a professional ballet dancer, was taken at the second studio session with Peter Anger. This one was a 13 second exposure at f16 and I moved the camera, rotating and shi ..."><img src="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/Jump/210918722_NdrhM-Th-2.jpg" width="89" height="150" alt="This picture of Dan, a professional ballet dancer, was taken at the second studio session with Peter Anger. This one was a 13 second exposure at f16 and I moved the camera, rotating and shi ..." title="This picture of Dan, a professional ballet dancer, was taken at the second studio session with Peter Anger. This one was a 13 second exposure at f16 and I moved the camera, rotating and shi ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-05T10:24:43ZBrandon Smith (Synature)http://synature.smugmug.comhttp://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/Jump/210918722_NdrhM-Th-2.jpg2006-12-03 19:42:09Inspired by my first studio session with Peter Anger, the next weekend I talked my daughter into playing with some light swords I had build and experimented with firing the flash manually pa ...<p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com">Brandon Smith (Synature)</a><br />Inspired by my first studio session with Peter Anger, the next weekend I talked my daughter into playing with some light swords I had build and experimented with firing the flash manually pa ...</p><p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/3686256_UefYm#210912423_78pnP" title="Inspired by my first studio session with Peter Anger, the next weekend I talked my daughter into playing with some light swords I had build and experimented with firing the flash manually pa ..."><img src="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/best-sam-DSC05287/210912423_78pnP-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="120" alt="Inspired by my first studio session with Peter Anger, the next weekend I talked my daughter into playing with some light swords I had build and experimented with firing the flash manually pa ..." title="Inspired by my first studio session with Peter Anger, the next weekend I talked my daughter into playing with some light swords I had build and experimented with firing the flash manually pa ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-05T10:23:56ZBrandon Smith (Synature)http://synature.smugmug.comhttp://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/best-sam-DSC05287/210912423_78pnP-Th-2.jpg2006-11-25 21:44:44The previous light paintings used battery powered lights. Glow sticks, the chemical based things that glow for a few hours once you activate them, put out very little light. The original of ...<p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com">Brandon Smith (Synature)</a><br />The previous light paintings used battery powered lights. Glow sticks, the chemical based things that glow for a few hours once you activate them, put out very little light. The original of ...</p><p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/3686256_UefYm#210913712_maazw" title="The previous light paintings used battery powered lights. Glow sticks, the chemical based things that glow for a few hours once you activate them, put out very little light. The original of ..."><img src="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/9th-birthday-adjusted-a-bit/210913712_maazw-Th-2.jpg" width="120" height="150" alt="The previous light paintings used battery powered lights. Glow sticks, the chemical based things that glow for a few hours once you activate them, put out very little light. The original of ..." title="The previous light paintings used battery powered lights. Glow sticks, the chemical based things that glow for a few hours once you activate them, put out very little light. The original of ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-05T10:25:10ZBrandon Smith (Synature)http://synature.smugmug.comhttp://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/9th-birthday-adjusted-a-bit/210913712_maazw-Th-2.jpg2006-07-08 22:42:05Expensive cameras are not needed to create great light paintings. This one of Lizzie West performing at Mojo's was taken with a point and shoot Canon. It did take several tries to get the e ...<p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com">Brandon Smith (Synature)</a><br />Expensive cameras are not needed to create great light paintings. This one of Lizzie West performing at Mojo's was taken with a point and shoot Canon. It did take several tries to get the e ...</p><p><a href="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/3686256_UefYm#210912771_bFGnh" title="Expensive cameras are not needed to create great light paintings. This one of Lizzie West performing at Mojo's was taken with a point and shoot Canon. It did take several tries to get the e ..."><img src="http://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/Lizzie-West-IMG3333/210912771_bFGnh-Th-2.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Expensive cameras are not needed to create great light paintings. This one of Lizzie West performing at Mojo's was taken with a point and shoot Canon. It did take several tries to get the e ..." title="Expensive cameras are not needed to create great light paintings. This one of Lizzie West performing at Mojo's was taken with a point and shoot Canon. It did take several tries to get the e ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-05T10:25:00ZBrandon Smith (Synature)http://synature.smugmug.comhttp://synature.smugmug.com/Art/Light-Painting/Fire-and-Light-Painting/Lizzie-West-IMG3333/210912771_bFGnh-Th-2.jpg2007-06-18 23:21:23