by Caryn Esplin | May 21, 2013 | Blog, iPhone, Light Painting, Panorama, Yellowstone
Three Panoramas taken at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park 1. Light Painting Panorama – 3 overlapping images, taken at night with a tripod and spotlights; Nikon D600 2. Sunset Panorama- 3 images taken at Sunset, taken with my Nikon D600 3. iPhone...
by Caryn Esplin | Dec 5, 2012 | Blog, Light Painting
Virgina City Gold Mining Equipment I love shooting in the Virginia City and Nevada City, Montana area. There is such a rich history from the old gold mining towns. Montana has several great ghost towns, such as these two sister towns, along with my long-time favorite...
by Caryn Esplin | Oct 15, 2012 | Blog, Light Painting, Things
WINNER: Danny Morgan – for a very accurate guess! MY PROCESS: 1. I positioned the fruit on a granite countertop, which was surprisingly reflective, even like a mirror. 2. I put my camera on a tripod with these settings: 20″ f/8 ISO 200. 3. I used manual...
by Caryn Esplin | Sep 17, 2012 | Blog, Light Painting
I had a great, though spooky, nighttime adventure a few days ago in and around a pair of old potato cellars. I almost didn’t make it out though, because my large lights lost their power when I was way down in the end of one cellar. It was pitch black and I hit...
by Caryn Esplin | Feb 13, 2012 | Best, Blog, Instruction, Light Painting
I absolutely LOVE light painting of all types, so if you want to give it a try, Table Top light painting is the perfect way to start out. First, you need to come up with a theme and gather some cool things. You can always borrow items from friends, family or...
by Caryn Esplin | Jan 19, 2012 | Blog, Light Painting
Fun times in the Arizona desert… painting with lights at an abandoned gold mine. In this first light painting I wanted to leave some dark areas to show the blackness of the night all around me. It was definitely spooky to be in this abandoned gold mine all...