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This image of Sharon is the 4th image in my ongoing Translucence series and, as with the others, the colour of the fabric has been a big part of making each image unique. The only complication has been that the colour of the final image is never quite the same as the colour of the fabric used. This stuff was quite definitely purple, but what I’ve got is perhaps closer to pink. The next one will probably be yellow. Probably.

My friend and once regular model, Sarah, decided it was time to come back into the studio and model for me again. So I dug out some of the organza fabric and we set about taking this shot. She held this pose, with an upside down head, six times while I did my usual thing and tried to get the lighting just right. It’s one of my favourite images in a long time. It’s good to have you back in the saddle Sarah.

Counterpoise

Ephemeral

After taking the Translucence image of Meg I decided I wanted to do some more in that style. So I bought a pile of different colours of organza with the intention of shooting a series – and in a strange twist of fate, I bout the whole lot in the very chain of fabric shops that I used to spend many bored hours in as a child while my mother was picking dressmaking fabric. Ash came in to pose for the green one, and did nailed it on the first exposure. Thanks Ash.

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Allegory

Last week I spent a little time in the studio giving some light painting pointers to my friend McInnes. By way of demonstration I took this shot of the fabulous Elaine Ford. Makeup by Jak Morgan.

It’s camera club talk season, and over the next few months I have three scheduled.

• 04/10/2011 – Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
• 11/11/2011 – Inverclyde
• 01/02/2012 – Stirling

I’ve been to Cumbernauld and Kilsyth once before, so I’m looking forward to meeting some new people at Inverclyde and Stirling.

This coming Sunday (07/11/2010) I’m running a light painting workshop for North Lanarkshire Council at the Summerlee Photomedia Studio in Coatbridge. The cost is £15 – some places are still available. To book, call David Peace on 01236 638463 or click the link below.

Painting with Light

After several years acting as a mirror address for this site, LightPainting.org has now been re-launched as a community based site dedicated to light painting. Please go take a look and sign up if you’re interested in light painted photography.

LightPainting.org

If you want to have a go at light painting but don’t have a lot of high-end equipment, have a look at the Light Painting with Basic Equipment article in the Techniques section. It covers basic light painting using a compact camera and a cheap plastic tripod.

Light Painting with Basic Equipment