The most common method of light painting is using a flashlight and moving it around while shooting long exposures. We all know that trick, and many times it looks a little gimmicky. This is why I really like when people think of other, more creative ways to do light painting. Using burning Steel Wool can create awesome looking photos. Its super cheap, creative and can give your photos the X-Factor.
When shooting with burning Steel Wool, make sure you do it in a safe place, and also make sure to make a fire extinguisher with you. After all - you don't want it to be your last picture.
After taking Wool Burn photos, share them with us on our Facebook Group!
Photo: Glenn Pfab.
Photo: Dave Brightwell.
Photo: Accept no substitute.
Photo: Bob West.
Photo: Bertrand Monney.
Photo: Trevor Williams.
Photo: outabounds.
Photo: Steph Hall.
Photo: John Warwood.
Photo: Chris Thompson.
Photo: Chris Reynolds.
Photo: Dave Brightwell.
Photo: four50photo.
Photo: Skyler Hughes.
Photo: Jarrod Lees.
There are some great extreme ones in there
My own how-to video, which shows you how to select and use steel wool and how to do light painting in general: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkxUDJfcW4E
Steel wool is the most tediously cliched and amateurish form of light painting photography out there. It needs to be banished to the 9th level of hell where it belongs.
Step up to something like this, and call me in the morning.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stealth43/7675212998/in/set-721576308172980...
pretty rad! tell me where you got that or how you built it and then ill call you in the morning!
Check out my art project, "This is Time Frozen" All we do is this, as well as some other light painting.
http://www.facebook.com/thisistimefrozen
My try at it, with a local artist.
http://500px.com/photo/5286036