THE MISSION
Head to the beach and use a disco light to paint with light over a long exposure
Time needed
Two hours
Skill level
Intermediate
Kit needed
• Torch
• Disco light or other colourful light source
• Tripod
• Plastic bag
• Photoshop CC
There are lots of reasons to go to the beach, but flinging In this project we’ll look at how to create long-exposure light paintings with a combination of shooting and Photoshop skills. This begins with an after-dark shoot, during which we swing a torch or other suitable light source around to create swirling patterns. The beach setting isn’t essential, it can be done in your back garden, a dark room or any dim setting. But to add an extra sparkle to our painting we can splash around in the shallows with our colourful light. This way, the colourful light source creates vibrant reflections in the water.
