Chapter 7
Painting with Light
the brush & other masking tools
Now, you’ve probably heard the photographic term “light painting,” which is when you shoot a very long exposure (usually late at night, while shooting the night sky or Milky Way) and you use a low-powered flashlight to gently sweep over the foreground with just a kiss of light, so the rocks (or lake or abandoned plane, if you’re in Iceland) get a hint of light on them. You only let the light appear in your shot for a second or two while your shutter is open, and there’s a whole ...
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