Another shot from 
This one evolved over the course of the evening putting together a plethora of techniques into one frame. The starting point, as usual, was the placement of the two figures. I tend to start with the first one appearing on the bottom left third, then I know that when the camera is rotated 180 degrees the second figure will appear on the top right third. Once happy with exposure time, gel colour and placement we move on to the other elements.
Next up was to work on the central form of light. This was achieved by rotating my new fire blade from www.lightpaintingbrushes.com attached to a tripod head. I loosen the horizontal axis so it allows me to spin the blade throughout 180 degrees. Chris then uncapped the lens and rotated the camera 45 degrees. We then repeat the process 8 more times and Chris capped the lens again.
To finish, I removed the blade from the tripod and waved it around, repeating the same pattern as I counted to four. Chris then removed the lens cap again and rotated the camera at the same rate as I counted a full 360 degrees. This formed the outer patterns you can see around the edge of the frame.
Job done and onto the next shot.
Happy days.
Shot during a single long exposure with the lens cap replaced between each element.
Sony A7 mkii
Nikon 20mm f1.8
LP Brushes fire blade
Camera rotation tool
2 pairs of hands
Super bright torch X 2
I hope you enjoyed my little write up and should anything I covered raise any questions please feel free to ask away.
Take care and have a lovely rest of the day.
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