Will Gaddis Final Documentation

For my light art project, I wanted to combine my passion of photography and interest in portraits with the light art technique of light painting. Light painting is the process of long exposure shots in a dark setting, while moving a bright light around to create trails and beams of colored light. To prepare for…

Will Gaddis Progress Report

I wasn’t able to post last week so this week will include my iteration and failure of last week as well as a my working product. Pass 1 Most of my supplies arrived much later than anticipated so I had to improvise with what to work with last week. The first order that came was…

Will Gaddis – Maquette

For my Maquette, I practiced with figuring out how to create light painting with photography and experimented briefly with integrating that painting with portrait photography. I experimented with different exposure, ISO, aperture, and Shutter Speed settings. For the next step, I will look to combine more lighting elements together and find a more empty, dark…

Will Gaddis Concept Proposal

I want to combine my passion of photography with an exploration of portraits and light painting. I hope to develop a photography series focused on minimalism portraits. The subject will be in an entirely black space with the only source of light being some sort of LED strip/light wand. Photos will be taken with a…

Luftwerk | Light Art Studio

Luftwerk is a collaborative effort from artists Petra Bachmaier and Sean Gallero. They focus on creating light art and other projects primarily through video projection, seeking out spaces that combine their fascination of urban architecture with organic and natural themes or space. Their works also often employ sound, video, sculpture, shadows, and multi-media programming to…

Will Gaddis Intro Portfolio

Creative arts and digital media have always been at the forefront of my interests throughout my life. I worked primarily with traditional media such as drawing, painting, and sculpture earlier in my life. But starting about 4 years ago I began transitioning to the world of digital arts. I have spent the past few years…