Just for fun, I thought I'd throw this up just in case people haven't seen it. It's super cool and I want to figure out how they do it. Anyone knowledgeable? The riders carry a flashlight and which makes a trail of color behind them. Also for those who like it, outtakes.
Mike Benson is a part of the Knife Show film crew that consists of him and Casey Wrightsman. They are based out of Bear Mt. CA. They are by far my favorite film crew and this is one of the sickest movies they have made. I recommend everyone check them out. They also have a Facebook page where they show all their videos. Magic Flashlights is made with Adobe After Effects and uses a trail tracking effect that I don't know how to use haha.
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That is their latest video, gnarcade. It is incredible!
my internet is really lagging right now so I can't watch the video. But if your asking about how this picture was taken, my cousin explained it to me once. From what I understand, it has to do with the shutter speed (I think)
ReplyDeleteBasically, you slow it down and draw things in the air with a laser pointer or flashlight. The speed is so slow (or maybe it needs to be fast?) that it captures the light, exactly how you see it.
I know when I was little and flying over cities at night, I would try and take pictures of the lights and they always did these trippy squiggly patterns instead. I'm guessing its a similar thing.
If you figure out how to do it though, lemme know. I'd be happy to try and figure this one out with you
Often called 'light drawing in photography.
ReplyDeleteIt's quite fun! Cameras basically work by capturing light, if its dark, nothing shows up. Usually the shutter opens for like 1/16th of a second, looks great for snapping a pic with friends during the day. You might notice that when dark, it takes longer, the shutter has to open longer to get the right amount of light in it.
Anyway, if its very dark outside, you can leave the shutter open, and all the light that elapses on frame stays there. Thus, you can draw with a sparkler and what not. Thats an incredibly basic version, check out more info at wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_painting
Or some more cool examples:
http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2009/01/08/20-beautiful-examples-of-light-graffiti/
I did it back in high school, I had my friend strobe light me at night in different positions in my backyard table, each time looking at where I was, so in the final image it looked like I was talking to myself :)