For Mom

I used my cell phone flipped open to write this sentence. The keypad has a blue back light, so that's how I got both colors!

Today

It's my birthday. I attempted to draw a cupcake over there on the right, but...!

Another Amanda

More light writing, in a mirror.

AMANDA

Just used a little flashlight to write my name. I like how there's light all over the floor, table and chair. If I had been very careful, I could have had a completely black background, but I think it looks cool to have my name floating in a room!

Light(ning) Write

It's easier to do light writing when you can control how long the shutter stays open for. No more trying to draw something in under 4 seconds!

Light Write II

My new camera does not have a long time exposure, which means I don't have a lot of time to be elaborate with my light writing. Basically I waited until dark, turned on my camera and forced the flash off. I went crazy with a little flashlight as soon as I tripped the shutter, just to see what would happen.

my original Light Write
Light writing on Google image search

Light Write

Ahh, light writing! I finally decided to try this trick with my camera and I am so happy that it worked! My camera has a long time exposure maximum of 4 seconds ("long," sure) but that was still enough time to make some fun squiggles and shapes like the star you see above!

If you have long time exposure, you can make some pretty amazing pictures. You need a flashlight or other light source and then just set your camera up in the dark. I saw this project called energie-in-motion a long time ago but didn't think my camera was up to the task. Google "light writing" to see some more coolness.