Bridge Over Troubled Garden
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Exploring the Devil's Garden in the thick of night. Metate Arch, Staircase-Escalante, Utah. . This photo shows the celestial movements of the stars over 30 minutes. I love how a single image can show the long passage of time in a way that we cannot perceive when we are there. Devil's Garden involved a 12-mile drive down a dirt road from Escalante. A beautiful moonlit night, I had the whole night to wander in peace and create. While the shutter was open, I walked around with a handheld LED flashlight, and illuminated the scene. During the exposure, all the light I shined on the subject was cumulative. This process is called "light painting." Why? Because one uses the flashlight as a paint brush, "brushing" on light, not paint. Light painting to illuminate subjects is a beautiful, addictive art, as you can walk around the scene, deciding what to bring to light and what to keep in shadow. And it's more fun than AI-generated images.
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For photos, books, workshops and more: www.kenleephotography.com
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(Plate 1762) Nikon D750/Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8 lens. 30 minutes total "stacked." Each image 2 minutes f/8 ISO 200. 24 June 2018. 21:33.
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#kenlee #kenleephotography #lightpainting #longexposure #nightphotography #slowshutter #amazing_longexpo #longexphunter #longexpoelite #longexposure_shots #supreme_nightshots #ig_astrophotography #super_photolongexpo #Utah‬ #nightscaper #nightphotography #protomachines #MyRRS #ReallyRightStuff #feisol #Nikon #westbysouthwest #escalante #devilsgarden #metatearch

Indigo Rambler
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Hey, here's a photo from one of my night photography adventures! This is a vintage 1966 Rambler that I stumbled upon on my travels. I perched my camera on a tripod, opened the shutter for a long time, and then walked around lighting this subject with a handheld light. A burst of blue light on the headlight gives it an extra touch of intrigue and mystery.
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For photos, books, workshops and more: www.kenleephotography.com
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(Plate 9351) Pentax K-1/15-30mm f/2.8 lens. 32 seconds f/8 ISO 200. April 2023.
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#kenlee #nightphotography #lightpainting #YourShotPhotographer #mojave #mylensrental #nightportraits #astrophotography #urbex #urbanexploration #rambler

Atelier light-paiting avec des collégien·nes 2/2 - Juin 2025
(Light-Painting workshop with teenagers - June 2025)


#poitiers #photography #photo #artphoto #artphotography #photographie #light #lights #lightpainting #lumieres #lumiere #workshop #atelier #atelierphoto #teenagers #adolescents #arteducation #cultureeducation #colors #couleurs #rays #raysoflight #tinsel

You - yes, YOU - can light paint subjects beautifully. Read this article and begin your journey.

(Thank you for everyone who leaves comments on FStoppers! It really helps me out a lot, especially since I just began writing for them!)

https://fstoppers.com/astrophotography/beginners-guide-light-painting-subjects-700840

#lightpainting #nightphotography #FStoppers #KenLee #astrophotography #llongexposurephotography

Atelier light-paiting avec des collégien·nes 1/2 - Mai 2025
(Light-Painting workshop with teenagers - May 2025)


#poitiers #photography #photo #artphoto #artphotography #photographie #light #lights #lightpainting #lumieres #lumiere #workshop #atelier #atelierphoto #teenagers #adolescents #arteducation #cultureeducation

You - yes, YOU - can light paint subjects beautifully. Read this article and begin your journey.

https://fstoppers.com/astrophotography/beginners-guide-light-painting-subjects-700840

#lightpainting #nightphotography #FStoppers #KenLee #astrophotography #llongexposurephotography

And Then There Was Crimson
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Hey, here's a photo from one of my night photography safaris! This is a vintage Ford Model A that I stumbled upon on my travels. I used a handheld light to illuminate the car and capture its mysterious aura during this long exposure photo. I used some warm white light, but the darkness and strange red light on the headlights and windshield lend an extra touch of intrigue and mystery. I hope you like it. There was a High Wind Advisory this particular evening. While I went to talk to someone for a minute, a gust of wind over 45 mph blew over my Nikon D750. It's not really night photography unless you have some of these mishaps, I suppose. I chose to photograph indoors for a while with my other camera.
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For photos, books, workshops and more: www.kenleephotography.com (including vintage vehicles)
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(Plate 9358) Pentax K-1/15-30mm f/2.8 lens. 117 seconds f/8 ISO 200. April 2023.
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#kenlee #nightphotography #lightpainting #YourShotPhotographer #mojave #mylensrental #nightportraits #nightscaper #urbex #urbanexploration #ford #ModelA

Claudia
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From our homeshooting, we have had so much fun and there are so many niche photos to choose from. So more to follow!
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M: @clau_schnie
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#tfp #color #colorful #inked #inkedgirl #photography #photooftheday #loveit #papenburg #homeshooting #model #modeling #beautiful #painting #light #lightpainting #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #sexy #lowkey #powergirl #firsttime #hobbyfotografie

Star Traveling
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I love it when you have a job to do, but that job is fun. I was writing an article about night photography around Joshua Tree National Park for a new start-up magazine, "Yucca Brevifolia-The Soul of Desert Living." I thought I would augment the article with some photos from Sky's the Limit Observatory in Twentynine Palms. I perched my camera on a tripod, opened the shutter for a long time, then walked around lighting the subject with a handheld light. This photo shows the apparent movement of the stars over 7 minutes of time.
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Photos, books, workshops: www.kenleephotography.com
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(Plate 5166) Pentax K-1/15-30mm f/2.8 lens. May 2025.
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#kenlee #nightphotography #lightpainting #LightPaintingPhotography #YourShotPhotographer #mylensrental #astrophotography #astrophoto #nightsky #nightscaper #LongExposure #humanmade #ShootPentax #Pentax #PentaxK1 #ambientnightsmag #skysthelimitobservatory #29palms #YuccaBrevifoliaMagazine

Gravity, Luck, and Time
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Bend, don't break. Joshua Tree National Park, my spiritual home for night photography. To create this photo, I perched my camera on a tripod, opened the shutter for 30 seconds, then walked around lighting this subject with a handheld light. The moon, low in the horizon, helped light the rest. Hidden Valley.
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Photos, books, workshops: www.kenleephotography.com
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(Plate 5307) Pentax K-1/15-30mm f/2.8 wide angle lens. May 2025.
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#kenlee #nightphotography #lightpainting #LightPaintingPhotography #YourShotPhotographer #mylensrental #astrophotography #astrophoto #nightsky #nightscaper #LongExposure #humanmade #ambientnightsmag #ShootPentax #Pentax #PentaxK1 #JoshuaTreeNationalPark #JoshuaTree #HiddenValley

The Beginner's Guide to Light Painting Subjects - FStoppers article
https://fstoppers.com/astrophotography/beginners-guide-light-painting-subjects-700840
#FStoppers #KenLee #StarTrails #NightPhotography #Article #Astrophotography #Astrolandscape #camera #Gear #LightPainting

My Old Mountain Home
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A 1930s stone house, glamping of sorts in the mountains above the glowing city lights. I perched my camera on a tripod, opened the shutter for 140 seconds, and then walked around lighting the stone structure with a handheld light.
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Photos, books, workshops: www.kenleephotography.com
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(Plate 5055) Pentax K-1/15-30mm f/2.8 lens. May 2025. Single exposure.
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#kenlee #nightphotography #lightpainting #LightPaintingPhotography #YourShotPhotographer #mylensrental #astrophotography #astrophoto #nightsky #nightscaper #LongExposure #humanmade #ShootPentax #Pentax #PentaxK1 #CoachellaValley #ambientnightsmag #stonehouse #glamping

When The Moon Gives You A Giant Hug
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I love it when you have a job to do, but that job is fun. I was writing an article about night photography around Joshua Tree National Park for a new start-up magazine, "Yucca Brevifolia-The Soul of Desert Living." I thought I would augment the article with some photos from Sky's the Limit Observatory in Twentynine Palms. I perched my camera on a tripod, opened the shutter for a long time, then walked around lighting the subject with a handheld light. The crescent moon art was created by Simi Dabah, and is backlit by the moon, framing the observatory dome.
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Photos, books, workshops: www.kenleephotography.com
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(Plate 5256) Pentax K-1/15-30mm f/2.8 lens. 9 May 2025. 13.5 minutes total exposure "stacked." Each individual photo was 30 seconds f/6.3 ISO 400.
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#kenlee #nightphotography #lightpainting #LightPaintingPhotography #YourShotPhotographer #mylensrental #astrophotography #astrophoto #nightsky #nightscaper #LongExposure #humanmade #ShootPentax #Pentax #PentaxK1 #ambientnightsmag #skysthelimitobservatory #29palms #YuccaBrevifoliaMagazine

Long Ago on Corvan II
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I love this scene of a vintage truck, most likely a 1928 Dodge Brothers work truck, and an old gravity pump in the desert night. To create this night photo, I set the camera on a tripod. I opened the camera shutter for a long time. While the shutter was open, I walked around with a handheld flashlight capable of producing different colors and illuminated the subject with warm white and red light to enhance the mystique during the exposure. During the exposure, all the light I shined on the subject was cumulative. This process is called "light painting". Why? Because one uses the flashlight as a paint brush, "brushing" on light, not paint. Light painting to illuminate subjects is a beautiful, addictive art, as you can walk around the scene, deciding what to bring to light and what to keep in shadow. And it's more fun than AI-generated images.
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For photos, books, workshops and more: www.kenleephotography.com
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(Plate 9421) Pentax K-1/28-105mm f/3.5-5.6 lens. 2 minutes f/8 ISO 200. April 2023.
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#kenlee #nightphotography #lightpainting #YourShotPhotographer #mojave #mylensrental #nightportraits #astrophotography #universetoday #astrophoto #nightsky #nightscaper #starphotography #landscape_nightscape #igsouthwest #divine_deserts #splendid_earth #instagood #beautifuldestinations #urbex #urbanexploration #gravitypump #vintageautomobile #Dodge