Slow shutter speed photography lights

Learn how to create cool image effects using a slow shutter speed.

How to take light painting photos using a small flash light to draw images in mid-air.

L4M2AP1_Light painting (sparkler) - Taken indoors on a Manfrotto tripod, focal point obtained prior to taking the photo. Spot metering. K scale set on custom at 3100, single speed shutter. LR adjustments: Cropped, contrast increased. Manual focus, BULB, shutter speed 10.0 sec, f/16, focal length 24 mm, ISO 100. Camera was an EOS Canon 80D with a Canon 17-40mm short lens

great idea unabashedly borrowed from Andrea@flickr's shot viewed best Large On Black longer exposure of sugar hitting a strawberry supported by a spoon. Not nearly as striking as what I was trying to emulate, but I still like the result Taken with kit lens, used tripod. Edited in iPhoto for contrast and saturation only. score me score 42, average score 8.4, three hits on Hit Miss maybe why

it's a slow shutter speed photograph

Surreal Traffic Lights Time-Lapse, Wide-Angle Urban Scene, No People, Slow Shutter Speed