Light painting

So for a while now I’ve wanted to try out using sparklers to “paint” in pictures. Yes, this might sound crazy but it’s a real thing. All you need is a tripod, sparklers, lighter and a DSLR camera or you could find an app that slows down your shutter speed on your phone.

I waited until it was dark out so that the sparklers would have a really good glow. Making sure your camera is on the right settings is very important as well. On mine I had an ISO of 100, f-stop of 5.6 and kept it on the bulb setting so I could keep the shutter open long even to capture all the writing.

Once the camera was all set up it took a minute or so to get the hang of writing with the sparklers and making sure I didn’t go outside the frame, but after that it was a blast.

At first I started writing the words backwards but then realized I could always write them normal for me and flip them on an app later, (I used Afterlight).

Here are some of the results:

I really recommend anyone trying this!! It was a lot of fun and seeing the results were so worth it!

Until next time,

Saratoga hot air balloon and craft festival

This past weekend I experienced something incredible. On Saturday morning I woke up to my alarm set at 4 a.m. grabbed my camera and drove up to Saratoga County Fairgrounds for the hot air balloon and craft festival.

The balloons were set to take off with the sunrise and the view did not disappoint. Over 20 different colored and patterned balloons filled up and were let up into the air. By the time they had all gone up an hour had passed. It was a very quick process so I was on my toes the whole time trying to capture some cool pictures and I’m very happy with the results. I would love to go to another one of these events again and I recommend you all do the same. Yeah, I was tired the rest of the day for being up that early but it was soo worth it.

Check it out for yourself: