If you have not seen it yet light painting photography got MASSIVE MAIN STREAM EXPOSURE this week from The Aurora Light Painters who performed on America’s Got Talent! I have been reading a lot of comments online about this light painting performance, seeing everything from this is the best thing ever, to this is horrible for light painting photography…. WHAT DO YOU THINK??? POST YOUR COMMENTS PLEASE!!!
King Kong says
That was a fun video. I liked seeing the people react to the painting process. I reminded me of my own sense of wonder when I first encountered this great art form. There was happiness and excitement in the people in that video. Good stuff.
Logan Fazio says
Did they make it past Vegas? They are a little kooky and not really like-able, but the presentation was decent.
I find it odd and off-putting that no one ever used the word “photography”. After all, light painting IS photography, and photography always uses light!
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Jason says
Haley this comments SUCKS
Dean Chamberlain says
I saw the ‘show’. I read a few comments here, then went over to lightjunkies, then back here where I can breathe*.
More meaningful than deconstructing the ‘show’ would be a little research project of culling together two lists from the blogs of experienced light painters. On one list are the comments that come off frivolous talking a lot and saying nothing, such as, “… oh, don’t be a party pooper, he’s doing his thing, he’s winning, be happy for the winner…” To me, that kind of comment has no nutritional value.
The second list I’ll call my “say it like it really is” list after raps m.v.p., Chuck D., and here will appear the comments that actually bring it on home, let’s say more in the direction of the spirit of Vicki DaSilva’s June 9, 2012 6:42 comment, which is clear, fair, yet flows deeper current some perceive in LPing practice.
Here’s my comment on the ‘show’:
I thought I heard issue from a black dressed one through a little mouth shape aperture that (he?) was pioneering light painting. Did that voice mean pioneering it for all light painters or just for the speaker of the words? It would be a huge difference given that the voice that said it is decades late to be such a person. I sure hope it’s not the latter because if there’s one type of person who deserves no quarter it’s a liar. There’s far too many liars and dilettante’s as it is and look who they’re all serving – more liars and dilettante’s.
Oh, was that a little hard core? I’m sorry. I’ve got this little problem with the mouth on me that every time I open it the truth slips out.
Jason Page, by the way, is a rare light painter in our midst and I’m going to bet that many of you know why. By way of question, how many of you light painters, me included, are of a mental-emotional-creative constitution to conduct impartial interviews with light painters for your namesake online journal whilst putting a heartful of your all into making light paintings? I’ll leave it at that.
Rabbit says
I’m amazed at the light painting act on Americas Got Talent. I’ve never watched any of this before but I thought the group did great. The family and I love to watch AGT after it’s recorded. This is one show I never miss on my PrimeTime Anytime shows, which my Hopper always records. Now that the new Auto Hop feature is available, I can choose to skip my commercials and get back to my show. I was amazed at this feature, after my coworker at Dish showed me how it worked. Now I won’t wear out my remote or batteries like I did all the time.
Steven Hasty says
They do seem to be a bit eccentric for my taste but have showman ship there art is cartoon like but given the time constraints they are in ill give them they. I hope they inspire more pewople to our art , that could pave the way to a new great artist
Sarah S. says
Full disclosure: I know these people. They are incredibly nice and genuine. Just sayin’
Sarah S. says
According to his site Julian Cash has been light painting since he was a pre-teen. He is now over 40 – we can relax about him being a Johnny-come-lately. His light painting still photography work is beautiful, so this is not a matter of lack of skill – Doing a performance with many people all painting at once, 3 scenes on stage live in under a minute and a half, it would be difficult to get complex effects. I think Aurora did well under the restrictions of live stage painting. I also think it’s better to be supportive of fellow artists than to tear them down. Crude as it may be, its something new, and IMO Aurora Light Painters are doing pioneering work in the medium, ALP don’t claim to have invented it…just to be doing something unique with it.
Michael Ross says
Just as a side note. The AGT presentation of what happened and what was said was said is a little misleading and under the full control of AGT and not the Aurora Light Painters. Bits and pieces of conversations were used which put things a bit out of context. I think the statement bout being pioneers in the art form was more specifically targeted to Video Light Painting as entertainment.
Michael Ross says
Yes, debates popped up quickly on this one. Light Painting is Light Painting, No matter what type of device is used to capture it. 🙂 It is definitely a good thing for the LP community since it put a spotlight on the art form! But it is an entirely different thing when it comes to how it performed and how the “Entertainment” part of it presented. Very cool stuff none the less! 🙂 Here is a link to an in depth discussion on it. http://www.flickr.com/groups/lightjunkies/discuss/72157630061895432/
Jeannie Page says
They didn’t recognize the true art of lightpainting. They made it cartoonish
Vicki DaSilva says
Let’s not confuse this with fine art. This is light painting spectacle and entertainment. Kudos for getting on the show but ‘pioneer of the art form’ is not accurate. We all know who the true pioneers are, History shows who did what, when. Congrats! Good luck!
Karen L says
They are not saying they invented light painting. They are strictly talking about using it in a live performance context. And I think you really need to separate the medium from the message. You don’t go around slamming people for using paint or a pencil to draw, saying that it’s been done before so it is crap. Or telling people how they should use paint and pencil. It is all about what you do with it. At the end of the day, this is about performance using light painting not just about simply using light painting. The constraints and challenges are different in a live performance context.