Create light trails anywhere
Painting with light is a technique that can be used to create eye-catching images of light trails, anywhere. Indoors or outdoors, as long as ambient light levels are low enough you can draw simple images, illuminate a subject or even write words – it’s a lot of fun and despite being one of those techniques that looks difficult, it’s actually really easy.
Once you’ve identified a suitable backdrop, make sure you’re on location just after sunset. As with traffic trails, a blue glow in the sky always looks best. Shoot in aperture priority at f/8 and ISO 100, and then wait until exposure time is at least 20sec. Use the self-timer set to a