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 - 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

We make it look easy #art #lightpainting #photography #new #jersey #juventus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph2fbFIzeB4
#Juventus #CollabFCBot

Almost Home
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I love beautiful nights in the desert, and this one certainly was. A cool breeze, a full moon rising in back of me, and the last glow of the setting sun to the west. The second I stepped out of the car, I was transfixed by the beauty of it all and knew this would be the first photo. This is an old farmhouse with vines on the left and a large back area for horses and chickens, located near a mine. Also, the farmhouse reminds me of one of those "kit" homes of the sort that Sears used to sell. Illuminated during the exposure by a full moon and a handheld ProtoMachines LED2 light painting device.
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Photos, books, workshops: www.kenleephotography.com
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(Plate 5419) Pentax K-1/15-30mm f/2.8 lens. 15 minutes total "stacked." Each individual photo 3 minutes f/8 ISO 200. September 2021.
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#kenlee #nightphotography #lightpainting #YourShotPhotographer #mojave #mylensrental #nightportraits #astrophotography #astrophoto #nightsky #nightscaper #starphotography #landscape_nightscape #urbex #urbanexploration #mojavedesert #miningcamp #humanmade #ShootPentax #Pentax #PentaxK1

We'll Not Hide Any Longer
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Joshua Tree National Park, my spiritual home for night photography. I created the blur effect using a selective-focus Lensbaby lens. Here, it created an interesting tilt-shift miniaturization effect. To create this photo, I perched my camera on a tripod, opened the shutter for a long time, then walked around lighting this subject with a handheld light.
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Photos, books, workshops: www.kenleephotography.com
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(Plate 4106) Pentax K-1/Lensbaby Edge 35 Optic lens. March 2025.
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#kenlee #nightphotography #lightpainting #LightPaintingPhotography #YourShotPhotographer #mylensrental #astrophotography #astrophoto #nightsky #nightscaper #LongExposure #humanmade #ambientnightsmag #ShootPentax #Pentax #PentaxK1 #JoshuaTreeNationalPark #JoshuaTree

Near Life Experience

When you're dead, being alive must seem scary. The weight of existence, the pull of time, the endless unknowns. But step into the light, and you'll remember that you are not lost, you are becoming. Colors swirl like echoes of past lives, whispers of something greater calling you forward. This is not an end or a beginning, but a passage. A reminder that you have always been here, and you always will be. Let the light embrace you.

#lightpainting #longexposure #lightart #photography #sonya7rv #sony20mmf18