Light Painting Artist Ruben Martinez creates exquisite and unique Light Painting Photography. Known for his incredible Light Painting Portraits created using Fiber Optics from Light Painting Brushes, Ruben captures the soul of his subjects. While I was in Las Vegas I went to meet Ruben at his gallery. Ruben shared the story of his Light Painting journey with me. He also told me about the way that Light Painting has transformed not only his life but the lives of the people he has created with. I was moved by his story so I asked Ruben if he would let me record him so I could share his story with our community. We both hope you find some inspiration in images and words in this video! We are all one.

Please check out more of Ruben’s Light Painting Work at the links below!
WEBSITE: https://www.rmphoto.art/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/rubenmartinezhair_photo

Ruben create his images using tools from: https://lightpaintingbrushes.com

Spinning Time in Las Vegas. In this episode of the Light Painting VLOG I am in Las Vegas and create camera rotations of the bright neon lights all around the town. My main focus on this VLOG is Resorts World Las Vegas because, like me, they are also a Partner with Theta Network. Camera Rotation is a form of Kinetic Light Painting in that the lights in the scene stay stationary with the camera is what moves to create the color and design within the single long exposure photograph. I use a custom built camera rotation tool in this video but you can find an off the shelf solution in this full Camera Rotation Tutorial that I made here: https://youtu.be/G0ZFD9hj5fs

This VLOG is dedicated to my mom who passed on shortly after our time in Vegas together. She always encouraged me to follow my dreams and she was always there to support me along the way. She taught me to work hard to create the life you want. She taught me there was always a way and to never give up. She taught me to always get back up when life knocks you down. She taught me to always be kind because you never know what someone else might be going through. She gave me my love of nature, the ocean, adventure and travel. Most importantly, for her, she taught me how to be a gentleman. She was diagnosed with cancer 4 times and beat it 3 times like the Warrior she was.

In this Light Painting Tutorial Erin Simmons shows How To Light Paint Silhouettes on a White Back Ground.

Erin uses a White Bed Sheet as a backdrop and illuminates the sheet using from behind with his most powerful flashes to create a completely white background. When Erin or a model stands in front of the sheet they will create a silhouette that you can then fill in with Light Painting effects.

Settings to start at are ISO 100, F8 shooting on Bulb Mode.

The Light Painting Tools Erin uses are from: https://lightpaintingbrushes.com

Some tips to keep in mind is make sure the light from your flashes is strong enough to make the sheet completely white. If you have less powerful flashes or only one flash you can adjust the setting on your camera to allow more light to be recorded. If you find that your subject is not dark enough to create a silhouette because of the light spilling off the sheet have them move further away from the sheet and closer to the camera.

Erin also talked about his silhouette technique in our Light Painting Brushes Live Event, you can catch the replay here: https://youtu.be/0Nd4ATJCvKs

In this Light Painting Photography video, Light Painting Brushes Brand Ambassador Erin Simmons breaks down one of his favorite Light Painting Techniques, Light Painting on a White Back Ground.

Using a White Bed Sheet as a background Erin uses flashes to create a silhouette of his model as they stand in front of the sheet. He then fills in the silhouette using tools from Light Painting Brushes. Erin frequently uses the Plexiglass and Fiber Optic Light Painting Brushes to fill in the the silhouettes The tools that Erin uses are available at https://lightpaintingbrushes.com

Erin is currently working on a detailed video tutorial for this technique which we will link to once it goes live.

Check out more of Erins work here:
https://lightpaintingbrushes.com/pages/light-painting-brand-ambassador-erin-simmons
https://www.erinsimmonsphotography.com/lightpainting