More fun with light painting 11-28-15

Tonight I did some more playing around with light painting:

For this image, I used:

1. A long exposure.
2. A flashlight.
3. One White Lightning WL 5,000 studio flash with a blue gel.
4. Two Pocket Wizard remotes.
5. A black t-shirt.

 Care to guess what the t-shirt was used for?

Fun with light painting 11-21-15

Here's an image from the Castro Valley Photo Club light painting Meetup:

This picture was made using a 4-second exposure and:

1. A tripod to hold the camera steady.
2. Two flashlights that "painted" the left-side of the background and the model's legs.
3. One incandescent light inside the tent.
4. Two Nikon Speedlights, one at camera left with a snoot to light the subject and the other in the background on the right-side of the frame.  Each of the flashes was fitted with CTO gels to make the color of their light match the flames.
5. Five Pocket Wizard remotes, three on one channel to trigger the strobes and two one a second channel to remotely trigger the camera.

Why would I use flash with light painting? It's difficult for a person to hold still for long periods of time.  The short burst from the flashes ensures that the subject is sharp and blur-free.

Lobos FC Soccer 11-08-15

From this morning's Lobos FC soccer game at the Richard H. Sheridan Field in Union City: