It's the brainchild of Palateth who is a very talented Light Painter from Belgium whom I had the pleasure of meeting a few years back. Not only did he invent the tool in question but he was good enough to share it with the wider community. He's a very talented photographer and an absolute gentleman. Top man. The one I own was created by Paul from LACE and is a thing of beauty. Designed and printed by Paul on his 3D printer at home. You would never know it wasn't an off the shelf design.
Here are a few more shots I created using the tool for your enjoyment :)
The tool allows you to insert your torch into the back side. In front of the torch are two cones which shield the direct light from the camera but allows it to pass out of the sides 360 degrees. You turn your torch on and walk towards the camera illuminating the scene, scanning as you go revealing details with a high level of contrast similar to using back light. All taking place in complete darkness.
The shot above was created with Paul from LACE in Ludds Church in Staffordshire. A naturally occurring channel which is possibly the most magical yet foreboding spot I have visited. It is also said that Robin Hood did an overnighter there back in the day.
Here I used the tool to illuminate the scene both behind the subject and then the foreground. For the foreground I attached a gel to the torch to give colour continuity with the silhouette element.
Another shot from Ludds Church but this time from the top end. Creeping around here alone in the dead of night was a bum twitching affair. Very creepy indeed.
A mono converted Lightpainting here but this time from Padley Gorge. This was the first night I used the tool and it was hard to get to grips with. If you have short arms like me, the light ends up bouncing back onto you. I had to disguise that with a lens flare on this one. I have subsequently devised an arm extension which allows me to hold the BLS further away from me, thus eradicating the issue.
I hope you enjoyed this post and should it raise any questions please don't hesitate to drop me a line. Paul who's is tagged here (@lacelight) produces and sells these tools and O regard it as highly as my www.lightpaintingbrushes.com tools, camera rotation tool and net curtain. A must have! Drop him a line if you are interested.
Enjoy the rest of the day and keep safe people. Until next time.
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The glow in the first image is absolutely impressive.
Cheers dude. I do love a colder white balance offset by this deep orange. My fave colour combo I think.
Agree with Sven here, that first one is the winner with the clarity.
Cheers dude. Padley delivers for us again. :). Enjoy your new toy dude.
Interesting concept and tool. Is this something that is available commercially, as well?
I read your post a couple of times to better comprehend what is going on. I take it the camera is in a time-lapse mode while you walk through the scene with your torch?
Best wishes for Happiness, Health, and Prosperity in 2022!
Cheers!
All the best to you too buddy. Paul makes them to order I believe. He's tagged in the post so I'm sure he wouldn't mind if you dropped him a line.
I set my camera to bulb mode as with all of my Lightpainting shots and tend to shoot at f5.6 and iso 640 to get the best results from this tool with my 1000 lumen torch on full power.
Hope this helps and if you need any further pointers or would like to get in touch with Paul then please drop me a line.
Happy New Year to you too buddy and all the best.
Happy days.
Hi there, just in case you're interested, I make the Backlight Scanner that @fadetoblack used in his images. The images are long exposure photographs where the shutter is often open for longer than 30 seconds. The BLS allows the creator to walk through the scene towards the camera, lighting as you go but without being seen. I have been making them to order for the last couple of years.
If you want more info, feel free to contact me for a chat.