gsweeney7777

Many years ago, I was fortunate enough to live in Egypt for two years, and experimented with an interesting type of photography.

Specifically - I went out to the Sphinx on a moonless night,
put my camera on a tripod, and opened the lens at a medium f-stop. I used black and white film. I then "painted" the Sphinx with a fairly powerful flashlight, letting it dwell the longest where I wanted a bright highlight.

I took a number of pictures this way, varying the emphasis as I wished. The results were quite interesting. Unfortunately, I can't locate the pictures, they are somewhere in my files, probably misfiled in the wrong folder.

David707 Loc: Medford OR

Sounds very interesting, gsweeney...hope you find them and post some..would love to see them!

Mary P

I'd heard of that before and forgot all about it. Would love to see them!

photogrl57 Loc: Tennessee

Very cool I was just reading about that technique .. hope ya find the photos .. would love to see them.

poiuyt Loc: los angeles

I PAINTED A CAR WITH A SHORT FLUROSCENT TUBE LIGHT ONCE REALLY COOL

Dudley Loc: Roseburg, Oregon

You may go through a ton of images, before you get some 'keepers'. Don't become discouraged! Next you may want to try becoming a strobist!

mooseeyes Loc: Sonora, California

I have used this technique photographing the inside of caves. This was years ago, using color film. A rather hit and miss project.

Now with digital cameras, with instant viewing, I would like to try this again, using colored filter changes between "lightings" for segmenting/painting the final image results. For this to work properly, you need to be able to lock your lens open for long time exposures. One or two assistants would be very helpful.