ABSTRACT
Light painting is one way to create a strong focal point for our nightscape images. Light painting involves intentionally illuminating part or the entire foreground object. It is so-named owing to its similarity to "painting" specific objects within the scene, except with a beam of light instead of a paintbrush. In contrast to light painting, where the light source is outside the field of view, light drawing involves shining light directly into the camera from the light source within the field of view. The color temperature of the light source used to paint the foreground object can dramatically affect the resulting image. The direction of the light from the source can play a key role in the appearance of the light-painted subject. Front lighting is best avoided, as the lack of shadows and resultant lack of contrast results in flat, uninteresting foreground subjects; akin to using the on-camera flash.
