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              fs-stencil
              May 25, 2012
              Noam Galai

              Flickr Spotlight – Light Stenciling Is The New Light Painting

              We all know the classic way to light paint photos, usually with a flashlight or a similar light source, but recently a new technique came to life: Light Stenciling. The idea is simple – instead of moving a flashlight in the frame to create shapes, you use a computer display (iPads, iPhones, Laptops) to add characters and items to the image by placing a graphic on top of a black background. The results are really awesome, so check out some of the best stencils we could find on Flickr.

              Have you ever tried Light Stenciling? Feel free to share your photos on our Facebook Group


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              Photo: Joel Robison.

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              Photo: Trevor Williams.

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              Photo: Michael Ross.

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              Photo: Janne Parviainen.

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              Photo: Mark.

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              Photo: David Schlaich.

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              Photo: Jules Marshall.

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              Photo: zgpunkrockgirl.

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              Photo: Janice Sauce.

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              Photo: Chase Hoffman.

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              Photo: Tim Freh.

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              Photo: Alex Weber.

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              Photo: Chris Reynolds.

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              Photo: Helena.

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              Photo: Johnny Dickerson.

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              Photo: Dennis Valente.

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              Photo: Patrick Brosset.

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              • http://www.facebook.com/nathan.hamler Nathan Hamler

                My brain just exploded…..

              • http://www.solsticeretouch.com/ Pratik Naik

                Oh wow the possibilities!

              • http://twitter.com/cameradam_ Adam Churcher

                Can anyone walk me through how this is achieved? Multiple layers merged together?

              • Ian Boys

                Most of these weren’t done as you describe but by firing a flash inside a box with a cut out covered by paper to achieve the shape.

                And Adam, you don’t really need multiple layers if it’s dark enough. Leave the camera open on bulb for 30 secs then fire plenty of flash pops at low power with the stencil in front.

              • http://www.facebook.com/vitaliyp Vitaliy Piltser

                If you look at Trevor’s flickr stream, he has videos (or possible has links to videos) that he made explaining the process.
                But Ian Boys basically said it right.

              • btdown

                Yeah great entry…talk about a new great thing, and then not show or talk about how to do it. Please choke yourself, because I can’t reach through the internet and do it for you.

              • Chillywilson

                After seeing this i had to try out a test run, I used my cell phone to get a taste for it. I’m going to give this a bigger go on a ipod and outdoors.

                http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u90/chillywilson/light%20painting%20tests/Closeup.jpg

                http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u90/chillywilson/light%20painting%20tests/straightpaint.jpg

                http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u90/chillywilson/light%20painting%20tests/mice_test.jpg

                 

              • Chillywilson

                After seeing this i had to try out a test run, I used my cell phone to get a taste for it. I’m going to give this a bigger go on a ipod and outdoors.

                http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u90/chillywilson/light%20painting%20tests/Closeup.jpg

                http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u90/chillywilson/light%20painting%20tests/straightpaint.jpg

                http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u90/chillywilson/light%20painting%20tests/mice_test.jpg

                 

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