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May 5, 2018 08:53:54   #
repleo Loc: Boston
 
Picasso light painting a centaur in 1944

I am familiar with basic light painting, but how did they do this without a blurry Picasso waving light around in the background? Film days too.



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May 5, 2018 09:11:41   #
John Howard Loc: SW Florida and Blue Ridge Mountains of NC.
 
Maybe super long exposure and for the last 10 seconds he stayed still?

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May 5, 2018 09:16:08   #
GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City
 
The light on him was off when he was "painting" then the strobe was triggered..or the strobe first, then the light painting.
Make little difference in this case.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2109060/Hypnotic-photographs-capture-Pablo-Picasso-painting-light.html

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May 5, 2018 09:17:04   #
skot917
 
Two possibilities:
f/22 or smaller, in the dark with rear curtain sync.
He drew the “light painting” on the processed negative. He was sneaky that way.

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May 5, 2018 09:18:21   #
ELNikkor
 
He moved all around, then they fired a flash from the side, or vice-versa..

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May 5, 2018 09:18:37   #
repleo Loc: Boston
 
GoofyNewfie wrote:
the light on him was off when he was "painting" then it flashed.


Flash! I didn't even think of that. Duh.
Thanks

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May 5, 2018 09:18:48   #
photostephen
 
It could be a long exposure in the dark with the light being waved around, followed by a quick flash exposure to get the man and background.

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May 5, 2018 09:25:49   #
ebbote Loc: Hockley, Texas
 
Maybe he is behind glass?

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May 5, 2018 09:28:06   #
GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City
 
Really helps to read previous posts......
My link above tells how it’s done.

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May 5, 2018 09:38:47   #
melismus Loc: Chesapeake Bay Country
 
The shadowed region of his chest is darker than the background. The background could not have been exposed when he was not in place.

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May 5, 2018 10:34:36   #
SteveR Loc: Michigan
 
Everything was totally black and the aperture open while the light stick was being was casting it image on the film. At the last moment the flash lit up Picasso and included him in the scene.

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May 5, 2018 11:01:22   #
ebbote Loc: Hockley, Texas
 
Yes, I saw that after I posted my reply, thanks.

GoofyNewfie wrote:
Really helps to read previous posts......
My link above tells how it’s done.

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May 5, 2018 12:14:25   #
melismus Loc: Chesapeake Bay Country
 
If that were the case, the light parts of the scene would be showing through the dark region of his chest.

SteveR wrote:
Everything was totally black and the aperture open while the light stick was being was casting it image on the film. At the last moment the flash lit up Picasso and included him in the scene.

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May 5, 2018 16:00:56   #
Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)
 
repleo wrote:
Picasso light painting a centaur in 1944

I am familiar with basic light painting, but how did they do this without a blurry Picasso waving light around in the background? Film days too.


Looks like a really long exposure for the light painting, followed by a flash burst from an off camera flash, maybe even manually fired, at the end of the exposure. Ten to 15 secs ought to do it.

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May 5, 2018 17:35:44   #
SharpShooter Loc: NorCal
 
Picasso was a magician!
It’s just an illusion.
If you close your right eye and use just your left eye and the one in the back of your head, it will be pretty obvious! Try it!!!
SS

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