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<\/a>When thinking of ways to artistically express the work I\u2019ve done, I thought about showing the trees I\u2019ve created in ascending order of size. Doing so allowed my newest photographs from the last week to sandwich the older photographs I took in a four-photo series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The next photograph was the earliest one taken in the series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n These first two photos follow the less-refined strategy that I used during the first several weeks. I was more-so painting what I felt would look right instead of thinking about it too much. This process can clearly create some cool images. However, for the next two I tried to follow a more concrete process. For the image below, my intention was to have the setting more exposed. However, it still came out looking how I wanted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The last photograph in the series was taken further down the trail from the first photograph. <\/p>\n\n\n\n My method for these last two trees was to keep the glow sticks horizontal for the trunk. I started from the bottom of the frame, moved to the top, then moved back down over the same path while making the branches. After that I hid the glow stick and waved the leaf light where I thought the branches were. I used my arm position relevant to my body to were things were placed in the painting. While doing so, I made sure to flicker it on and off for a more condensed looking effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I was always aware of the light painting technique from some popular artists on social media. The process is very interesting so I\u2019m glad I was able to try it. I was able to produce images that I\u2019m happy with and learn new things in the process. At the beginning of the project I was using a cheap tripod with my iPhone camera. After the first couple of test images I realized that I should upgrade my gear. Below is a photograph for reference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I had never used a professional camera before this class. Additionally, creating a form that looks natural when you can\u2019t see what you\u2019re doing is harder than I thought it would be. Based on the difference in what I was able to create from the beginning to end, I think this project was a success. If I ever land my hands on a nice camera again, I would definitely try doing these light paintings again! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" My intention for this project was to create a light painting. In particular, I wanted to paint a tree. I studied the light artist Barry Underwood at the start of this class. He does research on his setting in order to paint an abstract that hints at its past. I like his method of alluding… <\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>