One-on-One Light Painting Workshop with Wendy Belkin

Photographer Wendy Belkin, one of my return students, traveled from Atlanta to beautiful downtown Pequea, PA., to attend another still life workshop. I’m always surprised by the enthusiasm that my students bring to the table, and Wendy is no exception. She’s very energetic and is always so excited to learn more about light painting! Of course, because Wendy had returned for more advanced training, we delved a little deeper into the subtle nuances.  Wendy also wanted to explore how different subjects react to various lighting treatments, especially those with metallic reflective surfaces.

Of course, these images contain some subjects that have been photographed by me and my students in the past, but I always like to emphasize that the goal of the workshop isn’t necessarily to make unique and great images, but to learn HOW to make great images.

Wendy did two images; the first is a composition that we both felt had a bit of an “outer space” feel:

Photograph by Wendy Belkin

For Wendy’s second image, I thought it would be fun to make a video of the light painting sequence as Wendy shot it. I’ve done this before, and it’s interesting to see it in motion! The video is made from the actual still frames that Wendy shot.

Please make sure to click on the HD button on the upper right:

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To see a large version of the final image, click HERE

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~ by Harold Ross on October 25, 2012.