My Painting with Light

   
     Painting with light was a very challenging technique to master.  It was hard to get the tripod and the camera adjusted so that you could shoot where you wanted your "painted light". Also if you wanted to draw some kind of words, you had to do it backwards and make sure that it was in the frame of your photograph. The first picture worked best because it was painted with a thick LED flashlight and the patterned was repeated over and over to maintain the strength of the star. The second picture was done with a laser pen against the side of a black desk. The light from the window to the left of the desk was shining partially on the desk making it reflective and providing a weak pattern. Also since the laser pen was thin, it made the word "freedom" less clear. Because the room was not completely dark, the results of my photographs came out blurry or some resemblances of the person drawing with the flashlights showed up in the photograph. Next time i would make sure i used a stronger light source and darker surroundings to make the "painted light" more prominent.