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Light painting, the night photography technique where streaks of light and color move through a still picture, results in the coolest photographs on the web. Even better? It doesn't take years of professional experience to master. On a recent photography excursion with Sony, I light painted with the company's camera experts and learned it's nowhere near as intimidating as first thought — plus, long Summer nights are the perfect excuse for practice sessions. Learn to create messages, drawings, or whatever inspiration may strike with these five steps to light painting like a pro.
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The following suggestions are best used when light painting with multiple people: one (or several) to control the light sources and another to work the camera. Use a shutter remote ($25) to control the camera if working as a one-person photography unit.
Should you want to also include a subject in the image, use a flash to capture more than just the paint streaks.