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Location
This composition was shot in a tunnel under the high way, about 10 km from my home.Time
To achieve the best result with light painting, it is important to wait untill the night time. It is depending on the season. In the winter time, it is obviously earlier...Lighting
For this kind of photography I am used to set my camera on tripod and a exposition of 15sec. For the correct exposure, I check with the iso and the aperture.Equipment
For the photo: canon DSLR, wild angle and a tripod. For the fire sparklings: some steel whool which I set in 2 cooking whisks, which were clamped to a screw machine.Inspiration
I'm enjoying light painting photograpy because it gives the possilibity to create some picture that cannot been seen without the photography. I like the human shadow to increase the impact of the picture.Editing
The usual processing to enhance contrast and clarity was done on LR.In my camera bag
Canon 6d + 50mm f1,4 + 17/40 f4 + 70/200 f2.8Feedback
Setting a list of ideas / objectives, and "forcing" yourself to make a regular exercise (like a P52 project =1 photo per week) is the best way to improve! The whole while having a lot of satisfaction and pleasure...