How to make light painting spirals, the easy way
admin As a mom of two wild little ones, I am always looking for creative ways to express myself with my photography. One of those ways is with light painting. Light…
Light painting 101: Five easy steps to illuminating cyanide tanks carved with guerrilla art
This is an old mining site located deep within the Mojave Desert. Guerrilla artists came and carved this art, depicting a miner with equipment on cyanide tanks. This was an…
Light painting 101: Five easy steps to illuminate a glowing barn interior
Illuminate a barn from within in 5 easy steps. I will walk you through the process I used to light up the interior of this barn.
Light painting 101: Two quick steps to lighting a Joshua Tree for dimensionality at night
I had a chance to run out to Joshua Tree National Park in California. This is where I began learning night photography. I photograph a lot of abandoned sites. This…
Light painting 101: Three easy steps to light painting in heavy light pollution
I am really fortunate that I am able to photograph such fascinating subjects. Photographing abandoned trains and locomotives is certainly a highlight. However, these enormous cement pipes in front of…
Light painting 101: Three steps to illuminating an eerie abandoned piano
Up in the mountains of Nevada is a ghost town. It was a former old Western mining town, and its fortunes rose and fell with the demand for precious metals.…
Light painting 101: Five steps to light painting an Old West gas station
This is a night photo of an old garage and vintage 1940s Cadillac Fleetwood (with an old Buick front end) on a beautiful Mojave evening, underneath the light of a…
Light painting 101: Illuminating a piano in a creepy abandoned mental hospital
We had just arrived at a creepy abandoned mental hospital on the East Coast. We walked through dystopian rooms with trees growing through the walls and windows. When we entered…
Light painting 101: Three steps to creating long shadows at an abandoned waterpark entrance
Three steps to light painting at night, creating shadows through back-lighting while exploring an abandoned waterpark.
Light painting 101: How to photograph a historic Route 66 Whiting Bros Motel sign
Three easy steps to light painting a historic Route 66 sign during blue hour for night photography.