I submitted this image into the San Diego fair as a student entry. Little did I know when visiting the fair, we received a first place. The placement for the international fair entries are posted online, however the student fair entries aren't; so I wasn't sure what to expect. To state the obvious, I was plesantly surprised. For those curious types, I will unmistify this image a bit. There were three photographers (Kelly, Courtney, and I) working in the dark for four minutes to create this image. The technique we used is called light painting. A photograph is merely comprised of light. Angle, intensity, and quality of light falling on a subject are all factors in producing a photograph. For this image, three people wearing dark clothing are painting the tunnel with light using colored filters while the shutter was held open for four minutes. The people remain invisible because no light is registering off of the dark non-reflective clothing. I hope to continue using this technique with the friends mentioned above in the near future.
3 comments:
Way too much dead space top and bottom. Looks like there might be some foreground information on the road though; can you bring that up some?
It could be pretty sweet if cropped properly. The frame needs balancing. And I think what Dave said in his comment on "Butterfleyes" about the power of black applies here as well. That black negative space at the end of the tunnel ought to be the darkest point in the frame.
Do you even read these?
The print has more information on the top and bottom. I can try to bring out more of the color on the top and bottom for the computer. It also could depend on each person's computer monoter
I think this is very striking! It always makes me think of Jesus' tomb after the resurrection. I like the creativity. Keep those juices flowing.
Love,
CJC
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