Glowing Sticks and Glowing People - Light Trails Night Photography

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F-Stop: f/3.5

Shutter Speed: 10

ISO: 400

F-Stop: f/3.5

Shutter Speed: 10

ISO: 800

F-Stop: f/3.5

Shutter Speed: 15

ISO: 400

I accomplished these shots with the use of flashlights, glowsticks, and phone lights. I pre-focused in on the middle of the kitchen and then turned off all the lights. Keeping a dark environment allowed only the lights I was using to be picked up by the camera. Using different combinations of glowsticks tied together on strings, we swung them around in circles/ side to side or wound them up and dropped them. I played around a little with the ISO because some lights were brighter than others, but I kept a wide aperture of 3.5 and only changed my shutter speed if I needed more time for the motion of the lights. I overlaid two of of my photos to show my brother holding a rainbow in a vortex of purple and orange.

Another technique I used was reflecting a flash light off of my phone screen onto my friends Quinn's face. This additional light allowed his face to be seen in extra detail but did not make screw up the rest of the photo.