Light Play

Abstract light images are stunning and fun. Thankfully, the technique is a simple one, but can spend all night experimenting with the results. I played around in my car on a trip between Pueblo and Colorado Springs, and ended up with some lovely abstracts. These modern art styled shots can be achieved with a slow shutter (I used a 1 second exposure at f8 with a 28-80mm lens for most of these shots) and a little creativity.








TIP: Shake it! The general rule when shooting is to steady the camera as best you can, but in this case, the more shaky it is, the cooler the shots will look! Find a light source to point at, and fire, then, while the shutter is open, use sweeping movements to create the light trails you see in the images above. Set your camera to manual if possible for that you control the shutter speed. You don't want to expose for the entire scene and you want to keep the image dark. These images were shot at 200 ISO with a Nikon D90