Awesome Light Painting

Ivresse Films shot this awesome promo spot for Decathlon ski and snowboard brand Wedze. Filmed in the wee hours at Saint Gervais Mont Blanc, they captured video of three skiers heading down the slopes with LED-wrapped skis and poles. Check out the behind-the-scenes video for a look at the post-production work.

Light painting is the process of capturing long-exposure images of a light source being moved. Most light painting is done by hand and with 2D images. However, it’s possible to use the three-axis movements of a delta-style 3D printer to create 3D light paintings. Ekaggrat Singh Kalsi shows how this is possible. Read more on Hackaday.

Moving a point source light in front of a camera set to shoot long exposures can produce some cool visuals. The guys at COOPH show off a few other ways that low-budget lighting sources can be used to shoot unique and creative photographs.

Performing artist Amy Inspiral shows off some sweet hula hoop moves, enhanced by a hypnotic light show courtesy of her Moodhoops FutureHoop Pro. The high-tech hula hoop has embedded RGB LEDs and can display animated patterns animations using a persistence-of-vision effect.

Photographer Darren “Darius Twin” Pearson created this eye-catching video which uses long-exposures and Night-Writer light paintings to bring skeletons to life as they dance to the jazzy track Tarova by Snarky Puppy (not to be confused with Skinny Puppy.)

Rob Nelson and Jonas Stenstom from Untamed Science demonstrate how to capture amazing long-exposure photographs using steel wool, a 9-volt battery, a chain, and an egg beater to create a cool visual effect that looks like rain made from fire. More here.

This promo spot for Australia’s Holden Astra by GMUNK and The Creators Project used a combination of illuminated quadcopters and a car outfitted with extra lights to create some cool abstract long-exposure light paintings.

Photographer Thomas Schwarz uses the bright lights of the Midway as the light source for this dizzying time-lapse visit to a theme park that’s sure to wake you up from whatever stupor you might find yourself in from surfing the web.

Patrick Rochon’s liteblades are tools which attach to the end of a flashlight that create colorful, abstract light painting photos. The faster you move the blade, the more glowing and playful the photo is. You can purchase them here.

Freerunners Jason Paul, Shaun Wood and Anan Anwar take to the streets of Bangkok, pulling off sick moves while wearing LED illuminated costumes, creating cool human light paintings in the process.