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Painting with Light
Painting with Light
eaphelps


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Challenge: Painting with Light (Advanced Editing I)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: Atlanta, GA, my room
Date: Jan 24, 2004
Aperture: 29
ISO: 100
Shutter: 4 seconds
Galleries: Still Life, Digital Art
Date Uploaded: Jan 24, 2004

 My non-stationary light source was a laser pointer to trace the path of the brush and illuminate the paint can. The whole thing was also lit under a black light for a glow-in-the dark effect. Fixed some levels, contrast, and colors in photoshop and added a lens flare (not sure how this will be recieved by voters, but I like it!).

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Place: 15 out of 120
Avg (all users): 6.3026
Avg (commenters): 6.7500
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Views since voting: 4047
Votes: 195
Comments: 19
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AuthorThread
 02/02/2004 10:53:15 PM
hey! Nice finish! congratulations, Ed.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/01/2004 06:29:51 PM
Brilliant shot, with a superb use of lighting. Well done.
 01/31/2004 11:59:59 AM
You really are painting with light! Very nice effect!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/30/2004 10:24:32 PM
well done.. black light? - no dust
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/30/2004 09:08:20 AM
bit of noise reduction would have helped...
 01/30/2004 04:34:57 AM
I dont know how to vote on this subject but I think this I think you have a great compostion there good use of light and nice image
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/28/2004 05:46:11 AM
Excellent depiction of the theme! The paint looks alive with light.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/28/2004 05:09:52 AM
So far I have seen 2 other pictures using the same "take" on the theme. I think this is a good thing as it allows the photographer to compare similar pictures to their own.
You have managed to get the "light" into the picture without relying on a black background and have done it well - So well, it is let down a little by the unconvincing contents of the pot. I think the pot could have contained more" light". The light also seems to be on the paper rather than the brush.
I have cheated and tried something in photoshop which should be achievable using your technique. Give it a quick try and see what you think.
Clone the very bright area repetedly to fill the paintpot with light. clone the very bright area further up the brush. and most importantly clone the dribble down the side. It pulls the whole "painting with light" theme out of the picture
David
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/27/2004 09:56:17 PM
I really love this photo. The glow is just magical. So very well done. I woudn't change a thing.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/26/2004 06:14:28 PM
Fun idea - a literal interpretation, but very imaginative. Nice glowing effect. I'd skip the darker, green squiggles, and just have a bold sweep of the pink. The color in the pot is a bit too deep, doesn;t match the color of the brush.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/26/2004 05:40:42 PM
Neat shot. I want to say that the bucket of paint looks as if it's not part of this shot. It doesn't seem to belong. ?Just a thought. I hope you do well in the challenge. 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/26/2004 02:29:33 PM
The black border is perhaps a little too thick but I like the use of black-light.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/26/2004 01:27:21 PM
You brought off this idea very well! Wish the hot spot wasn't there... 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/26/2004 12:32:58 PM
nice colors.. interesting to view...
but when I get analytical, I think the pink "paint" should have been red too like the brush... but, then again.... okay.. so this makes me think, which makes me look at it.. okay.. good job :P
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/26/2004 11:48:55 AM
Awesome
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/26/2004 10:32:52 AM
almost did this....
 01/26/2004 10:25:58 AM
Excellent shot well thought out and applied.
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 01/26/2004 02:54:18 AM
This is similar to an idea I had, but I couldn't come up with the props. Well done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/26/2004 12:59:51 AM
A nice idea, well executed. 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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