The Light Paintings were created in the studio after blackening out the room and using a black background as the backdrop. For light painting you need first of all a good quality camera (preferably a Canon or Nikon) and a tripod to connect your camera to. To do light painting, the Shutter needs to be open for between 15-30 seconds depending on the detail of light you want to draw in the photo. To keep the shutter open for 30 seconds you will need an aperture of around 1/10.
However when we did the light paintings, we found it better to have the settings on 'Bulb' which is when you hold the shutter button down and you can decide when to stop the shutter by taking your finger off the button. We experimented with different people and different drawings to get different photos.
To create the light paintings, the camera is set on a low shutter speed to allow time for the light to be drawn around the body. The picture is taken, and shortly afterwards another peer comes in with a light (Torch), and carefully draws around the edge of the body giving the model a highlighted effect. Having the shutter set on 20-30 seconds means that there is enough time to be careful with detail and to make sure no mistakes are made.
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