Ever seen a car bathed in stark, dramatic light with no obvious source lit up under a dark sky? This is light painting, and it’s a fairly common style of night photography, especially for cars—but the ...

If you spend any time scrolling through car ads or magazine spreads, chances are that you've seen a very specific type of dramatic, "light painting" car photo. The background is dark but the car is ...

Discover how to create stunning light-painting effects with just your smartphone and a simple DIY spinner. This step-by-step ...

Light painting is a technique used in both art and science that involves taking long-exposure photographs while moving some kind of light source—a small flashlight, perhaps, or candles or ...

It's one thing to just snap a photo, but a while additional layer of creativity can emerge when you leave the shutter open a while. Several local photographers have been taking part in what's called ...

Under the dark sky, a dozen fingers click a dozen shutters. Ten seconds pass; the shutters click open. And the light show begins. An incandescent beam flickers across the broad side of Jack London’s ...

[This article is an excerpt from the book, ” Photojojo!: Insanely Great Photo Projects and DIY Ideas“ (2009), reprinted with permission from Potter Craft.] Normally, when you take a photo, the shutter ...