With only a handheld light, how can we transform a dark scene with a wooden church into something magical and enchanting? In the photo above, I used a Pentax K-1 with a 28-105mm f/3.5-5.6 lens. I wanted a decent amount of time to light paint everything with my handheld light.
We’ve compiled a list of not-to-be-missed night photography and dark sky events for 2025! Come out and experience some Mojave night magic underneath the stars. Sky’s The Limit If you’re visiting Joshua Tree National Park, consider stopping by the Sky’s The Limit Observatory and Nature Center in Twentynine Palms, California.
I had a rare opportunity to light paint a house made of bottles. Here’s how I made the most of it. Best of all, you can use these light painting techniques for everything. How can some of the techniques — including techniques creating shadow, depth and detail — help with
You don’t need to light paint everything to create drama with vehicles. Sometimes, less really is more. Here, we create jaw-dropping rim lighting while keeping most of the truck in mysterious shadow with this night photo. What is light painting? The term is often used loosely to describe any addition
One of my favorite things to do in photography is finding patterns. Like most people, I am drawn to patterns, textures and repetition. As fascinating as patterns and textures can be on their own, photographs of these elements are invariably improved when a pattern or texture is interrupted by something
How can you go about light painting such a long vehicle? Let’s look to this vintage red bus for some answers. What is light painting? Light painting is a term that is often used loosely to describe any addition of handheld light to a night photograph. Really, though, light painting
A giant motel sign, a ghost town, a beautiful evening, and a camera. This is how I created this night selfie through light painting. The above night selfie photo is a blend. The base photo is 2 minutes f/8 ISO 200. The selfie photo was 3 seconds f/3.5 ISO 3200.
How did I illuminate this amazing Cadillac and garage in a ghost town while the camera shutter was open in this long exposure photo? Glad you asked. I will describe how I used light painting to illuminate and add interest to a photo taken near a full moon at night.
Interested in spending three nights in an amazing, weird and fun location filled with old cars, trucks, buses and buildings? Join me and host Tim Little as we explore this small Nevada town under moonlight! We are teaching a night photography workshop in the amazing Nelson ghost town near Las
The bus that fell from the sky. I’ll break down how I got this strange-looking night photo. After all, it’s not every day you see a bus that looks like it plummeted from the heavens and jammed into the earth. Dutch angle I decided early on to photograph this using
Much of Nevada is open wilderness, much of it gorgeous. This offers a great respite from the pandemic. Even if you are in a crowded metropolitan area such as Las Vegas, beautiful areas with nice fresh air, stunning vistas and old ghost towns are not far away. I’ve chosen a
My first day around Death Valley was a mixture of amazing and mishaps. Let’s call them amazing mishaps (on a side note “The Amazing Mishaps” would be a good name for a band). Amazing sunrises, dramatic shadows and contours, attractive clouds, creating my own light and managing a flat tire.
