Animated Long-Exposure Photography

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Here is a truly amazing concept - creating animated works using a series of long-exposure light painting stills. Basically you leave the shutter open on your camera long enough to draw a character of some kind with a small flashlight. Then you do this about 30 more times. When you’re done, you have an animated image made of light.

The website is not instructional in nature (or maybe it is - who knows because its in Chinese), but the process is straightforward enough. The images will help get you started on some pictures of your own.

Animated Light. [via]

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  1. beck
    August 2nd, 2006 | 6:38 am

    I don’t know if you’re joking or not, but the website is actually in Japanese (although there aren’t any instructions!)

  2. si
    December 23rd, 2006 | 3:16 pm

    shut the fuck up beck

  3. si is an asshole
    December 23rd, 2006 | 4:26 pm

    si is an asshole

  4. Donnington
    December 23rd, 2006 | 4:47 pm

    I always wanted to know how the Red Hot Chili Peepers did this in their video for Fortune Faded and now I know.

  5. Allan
    December 23rd, 2006 | 5:07 pm

    The first instance of this art form I have seen was by Pablo Picasso, from around 1956, who used a long exposure and handheld flashlight to draw a bull in the air. I admire the spatial awareness of anyone capable of this activity.

  6. Dylan
    December 23rd, 2006 | 9:41 pm

    i want to rape you all

  7. Dylan
    December 23rd, 2006 | 9:42 pm

    i hate black people

  8. Dylan
    December 23rd, 2006 | 9:42 pm

    FUCK ME HARDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  9. Way to spam
    December 24th, 2006 | 3:33 am

    Dylan=spammer/kramer mix. Spamming kills kittens, people.

  10. anyone
    December 25th, 2006 | 12:12 pm

    I dont know what the hell is wrong with these people leaving comments about shit? I liked the idea of animation but theres so much stupid people in the site

  11. December 25th, 2006 | 1:22 pm

    if u don’t like black people this isn’t really a place to say it seeing how it has nothing to do w/ that subject and to the rest of ur equally hilarious comments… well you’ve already made your self sound stupid nothing else really to say. i like the light thing tho

  12. poiku
    December 27th, 2006 | 3:53 pm

    The nigger above me is a fu(king retard too.

  13. Much Cow Dung
    December 27th, 2006 | 3:58 pm

    hey im black

  14. Ryan
    December 28th, 2006 | 1:50 am

    I like the duck animation, it must take some practice to consistently make the same duck.

  15. lmt
    December 29th, 2006 | 7:16 pm

    we all think it sstupid and so whatever we got her eby th estumbl ebutton

  16. sigh....
    December 31st, 2006 | 11:15 am

    There are some real mental midgets here……. 10 and 12 year olds sitting at home on Mommy and daddy’s computer using… >> PrOfAnItY ….. and InSuLtS….. Guess it makes them feel bigger than the pathetic little dweebs that they are…..

  17. *agrees with sigh*
    December 31st, 2006 | 5:11 pm

    read name

  18. Xetheare
    January 3rd, 2007 | 10:29 pm

    Eh, freedom of speech.
    Don’t deny the nose on your face.
    There are many kinds of peoples.
    Ignore that which does not relate to you.

  19. January 5th, 2007 | 2:07 pm

    URL Title:

  20. Trollark
    January 7th, 2007 | 10:27 am

    Meanwhile back in to the true subject…

    Try some LEP, do it. see how well you do it. Then post it here. If you cannot do better, please keep your worthless comments about unrealted subjects where they belong, and not here.

  21. u wish
    January 10th, 2007 | 3:18 pm

    this is kinda cool

  22. lol
    January 24th, 2007 | 9:20 pm

    LOL you are all fucking retards. Go gather up your emo friends and cut yourselves.

    Lol i agree with Dylan.

  23. lol
    January 24th, 2007 | 9:21 pm

    Spam

  24. January 26th, 2007 | 3:34 pm

    I can’t believe the people that have made comments on the site! If you can’t say something good or constructive, don’t say anything at all would be a good idea in this case. PEOPLE TRY TO THINK WITH YOUR BRAINS!!!!

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