Light Painting [image attached]

[chantalreese]

Hi everyone! I've been seeing this kind of technique around a lot, and I can't for the life of me figure out how it's done. I've looked around for similar tutorials, but can't find anything on it. Can anyone take a guess as to how this was done? I included some images. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!

Thanks!!

 

[IamSam]

Hi chantal, this is literally a light painting technique used in photography.

Here is a LINK that explains the process.

I would think it could be done in Photoshop, but the results may not be as impressive. I'm still looking for a tutorial though, otherwise I would have to just experiment.

 

[chantalreese]

Thanks so much! I'm definitely going to give that a try...Thanks for finding that for me, I truly appreciate it! Would be interesting to see if something like that could be created in Photoshop though.

Thanks again!

 

[ibclare]

I'm sure that can be achieved in PS also, but I don't know that the results would be as good. Or they would be different. I haven't tried it myself so I'm just guessing. Try it both ways. You can use overlays and lighting effect layers or highlight layers with blending modes set. You can use the HDR adjustment in Photoshop. You can use filters like plastic wrap to accentuate highlights. If you make a smart object or smart filter - same thing really - then you can use the filter mask to modulate where any filter effects appear.

Either way you try it, it would be great to see your results. Take one photo without any light painting and one with. Play with the non-painted one in Photoshop and share the results of both. If you have the time and inclination, that would be great.