{"slug":"light-painting-guide","title":"光绘大片如何拍？夜景照片原来还能这么玩！","author":"Thomas看看世界","date":"2020-12-13","wechat":"https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzI4NDA5MzE5NQ==&mid=2247492401&idx=1&sn=ce66b6b485f91083055a0bc59337c861&chksm=eb821d55dcf59443bfca5e142dba7476e3eaaa134644416acd0ce439a06267870c52e29cdc4a&scene=21#wechat_redirect","blocks":[{"t":"h","x":"Thomas看看世界","xe":"Thomas Chu Photo"},{"t":"p","x":"光绘摄影，是利用相机长曝光模式拍摄光源的移动轨迹，以光为画笔在黑暗的环境中画出各种图案，是一种越来越流行的夜景创意拍摄方式。","b":false,"xe":"Light painting uses a camera's long exposure to record the moving trail of a light source — drawing patterns in the dark with light as your brush. It's an increasingly popular creative night-photography technique."},{"t":"p","x":"前段时间，Thomas就首次联合国内顶级光绘师RoyWang，一起在张掖外星谷，为长安欧尚X5汽车拍摄了一组风光+星空+汽车+光绘的跨界创意照片，碰撞出了不一样的火花。","b":false,"xe":"A while ago, Thomas teamed up for the first time with top Chinese light-painting artist RoyWang in Zhangye's Alien Valley to shoot a crossover series for the Changan Oshan X5 — combining landscape, starry sky, car and light painting with sparkling results."},{"t":"img","f":"img-02","w":1080,"h":729},{"t":"p","x":"光绘的加入，为户外星空和风景又增添了新的元素，拍出来的效果让人惊艳。今天的教程里，托马斯就会和大家分享光绘摄影的小技巧。","b":false,"xe":"Light painting adds a fresh element to outdoor astro and landscape work, and the results are stunning. In today's tutorial, Thomas shares light-painting tips and tricks."},{"t":"h","x":"视频教程","xe":"Video Tutorial"},{"t":"bili","bv":"BV1kp4y1z7YU","bpic":"bili-1","bt":"光绘夜景照片如何拍？现场揭秘商业级光绘大片制作过程！"},{"t":"p","x":"这一篇是上面视频的图文整理。前段时间 Thomas 联合国内顶级光绘师 RoyWang，在张掖外星谷为长安欧尚 X5 拍摄了一组商业光绘大片，这支视频既有现场花絮，也有光绘摄影从原理、装备、参数到光源工具的完整讲解。下面按视频顺序整理成图文，并配上关键帧截图。","xe":"This is the illustrated companion to the video above. Not long ago Thomas teamed up with RoyWang, one of China's top light-painting artists, to shoot a set of commercial light-painting images of the Changan Oushang X5 in Zhangye's Alien Valley. The video combines behind-the-scenes footage with a complete walkthrough of light-painting photography — principle, gear, settings and light sources — reorganized here into text with keyframe screenshots."},{"t":"img","f":"v01","w":852,"h":480},{"t":"h","x":"01 原理与装备：长曝光记录光轨","xe":"01 Principle and Gear: Recording Trails with Long Exposures"},{"t":"p","x":"光绘摄影的本质，是用相机记录光的移动轨迹：光在移动时是瞬间性的，但只要用长曝光模式拍摄，移动的光的轨迹就会被叠加起来，形成漂亮的光轨与图案（视频 1:04 处）。就像下面这张，钢丝棉甩出的火花在长曝光下画成了一对翅膀。","xe":"The essence of light painting is using the camera to record the path of moving light: a moving light exists only momentarily, but shot in long exposure, its trajectory accumulates into graceful trails and patterns (at 1:04 in the video). Like the frame below, where sparks flung from steel wool trace out a pair of wings."},{"t":"img","f":"v04","w":852,"h":480},{"t":"p","x":"装备并不复杂：只要有长曝光功能的相机甚至手机都可以拍；因为要在夜晚长时间曝光，稳定的三脚架和云台不可或缺；光绘经常用到 B 门，快门线或者手机遥控 APP 来控制快门开关也非常必要；最后，画光绘时最好穿深色或黑色的衣裤，避免身体反射杂光，在成片中形成干扰光源（视频 1:26 处）。","xe":"The gear is simple: any camera with long exposure works, even a phone; since you will expose at night for a long time, a sturdy tripod and head are essential; light painting often uses bulb mode, so a cable release or a phone remote app to open and close the shutter is also necessary; finally, wear dark or black clothing while painting so your body reflects no stray light into the final image (at 1:26 in the video)."},{"t":"h","x":"02 参数：B门、低感光度与手动对焦","xe":"02 Settings: Bulb Mode, Low ISO and Manual Focus"},{"t":"p","x":"光绘的曝光参数与常规夜景不同（视频 2:08 处）：曝光时间一般设成 B 门，光绘开始前按一下快门，画完最后一笔再按一次结束即可；相机没有 B 门的话，设 5-10 秒的曝光时间就绰绰有余。光绘光源通常较亮，ISO 100-200 就够了——不像拍星空需要很高的感光度；光圈根据光源亮度在 f/5.6 到 f/18 之间调整，原则是别让光源过曝，否则图案会糊成一团、细节不清楚。夜晚只能使用手动对焦。","xe":"Light-painting exposure differs from ordinary night shots (at 2:08 in the video): set the shutter to bulb — press it before the painting starts, press again right after the final stroke; without bulb mode, 5-10 seconds is more than enough for one pattern. Since light-painting sources are bright, ISO 100-200 suffices — unlike astrophotography's high ISOs; adjust the aperture between f/5.6 and f/18 according to the light source, never letting the source blow out, or the pattern smears into a blob and loses detail. Focus must be manual at night."},{"t":"img","f":"v05","w":852,"h":480},{"t":"p","x":"注意，以上参数只针对记录光绘图案本身。如果最终成片里还要呈现城市夜景、户外星空或月光下的环境，就需要对这些环境单独曝光，最后用时间合成的方式在后期合并到一起（视频 3:07 处）。下面两张就是把光绘主体分别与沙丘光绘、星空环境合成后的效果。","xe":"Note that these settings only record the light painting itself. If the final image must also show city night scenes, starry skies or the moonlit surroundings, expose those separately and merge everything later with time blending (at 3:07 in the video). The two frames below show the painted subject blended with dune light-painting and a starry sky."},{"t":"img","f":"v06","w":852,"h":480},{"t":"img","f":"v07","w":852,"h":480},{"t":"h","x":"03 光源：从手电到钢丝棉","xe":"03 Light Sources: from Flashlights to Steel Wool"},{"t":"p","x":"作画光源非常多样（视频 3:27 处）。最简单的就是手电筒、LED 灯和手机——它们适合写字和画简单图案；要写多个分开的字，写完一个关掉灯光，移动到下一笔的起点再开灯即可；想画更粗的形状，比如波浪，用更长的光绘棒或补光棒更合适。","xe":"The light sources are highly varied (at 3:27 in the video). The simplest are flashlights, LED lights and phones — ideal for writing characters and drawing simple patterns; for several separate characters, switch the light off, move to the starting point of the next one, and switch it back on; for broader shapes like waves, longer light-painting bars or fill sticks work better."},{"t":"img","f":"v02","w":852,"h":480},{"t":"img","f":"v10","w":852,"h":480},{"t":"p","x":"烟花类道具在光绘里也常有奇效（视频 4:02 处）：仙女棒画出的线条自带火花四溅的感觉，把好几支捆在一起迸射效果更明显。光绘神器钢丝棉则是塞进打蛋器、系上铁丝，点燃后不停甩圈，可以画出火花四溅的大圆圈，非常震撼。但钢丝棉燃烧温度很高，务必防止烧伤烫伤，周围不能有易燃物品——它毕竟有一定危险性。","xe":"Fireworks are also wonderfully effective in light painting (at 4:02 in the video): sparklers draw lines with built-in flying sparks, and bundling several together makes the spray even denser. The legendary tool is steel wool: stuff it into a whisk tied to a wire, light it, and swing it in circles continuously to paint huge, spectacular rings of sparks. But burning steel wool is extremely hot — guard against burns and keep flammable items away; it carries real risk."},{"t":"img","f":"v11","w":852,"h":480},{"t":"img","f":"v12","w":852,"h":480},{"t":"h","x":"04 花絮：商业级光绘大片诞生记","xe":"04 Behind the Scenes: Making a Commercial Light-Painting Shoot"},{"t":"p","x":"更多光源还可以玩出创意：用车灯和无人机，就能在空中或广袤的大地上作画；可编程光绘棒则可以提前导入图案或文字，直接刷过去就会显示出来，非常好用（视频 4:50 处）。这次拍摄中，车队还把额外灯光装在车上，用汽车拉出平滑的曲线与图案。","xe":"More sources open more creative options: car headlights and drones let you paint in the air or across vast terrain; programmable light-painting sticks can be pre-loaded with images or text that appear as you swipe them across the frame — remarkably handy (at 4:50 in the video). In this shoot the team even mounted extra lights on the car itself, using the vehicle to pull perfectly smooth curves and patterns."},{"t":"img","f":"v14","w":852,"h":480},{"t":"img","f":"v08","w":852,"h":480},{"t":"p","x":"这次与长安欧尚 X5 的合作为期数天：每天的光绘创作加上擦车、洗车都要花上好几个小时，光轨往往要画上许多遍才能足够平滑（视频 5:32 处）。好在最终的成片项目让整个团队都非常满意——光绘为户外星空与风景摄影增添了全新的元素，拍出来的效果足够惊艳。","xe":"The Changan Oushang X5 shoot ran for days: each day's light painting plus cleaning the car took hours, and every trail had to be painted over and over until it was smooth enough (at 5:32 in the video). Fortunately the final images delighted the whole team — light painting adds a completely new element to outdoor night and landscape photography, with truly stunning results."},{"t":"img","f":"v03","w":852,"h":480},{"t":"img","f":"v13","w":852,"h":480},{"t":"quote","x":"1. 光绘的原理是长曝光叠加光的轨迹：相机手机皆可拍，三脚架、快门控制与深色衣裤是基本盘；2. 参数口诀：B门或 5-10 秒、ISO 100-200、f/5.6-f/18、手动对焦，光源不过曝图案才清晰；3. 光源决定风格：手电手机写字、光绘棒画形、仙女棒迸火花、钢丝棉甩圆圈，注意防火防烫；4. 成片思路：光绘图案与环境曝光分开拍，最后用时间合成合并，才能两者俱佳。","xe":"1. Light painting is long-exposure accumulation of light trails: any camera or phone works, with a tripod, shutter control and dark clothing as the basics; 2. The settings mantra: bulb or 5-10 s, ISO 100-200, f/5.6-f/18, manual focus — never overexpose the source or the pattern loses its detail; 3. The source defines the style: flashlights for writing, bars for shapes, sparklers for sparks, steel wool for rings — mind fire and burns; 4. For the final image, expose the painting and the environment separately, then blend with time compositing so both look their best."},{"t":"p","x":"视频拍摄：林齐涛、杨科","b":false,"xe":"Videographers: Lin Qitao, Yang Ke"},{"t":"p","x":"教程制作：储卫民","b":false,"xe":"Tutorial produced by Chu Weimin"},{"t":"p","x":"光绘技术顾问：RoyWang","b":false,"xe":"Light-painting consultant: RoyWang"},{"t":"h","x":"图文教程","xe":"Written Tutorial"},{"t":"img","f":"img-03","w":1080,"h":608},{"t":"p","x":"光绘摄影的拍摄器材并不复杂，只要有长曝光功能的相机、手机都可以拍摄。","b":false,"xe":"Light painting doesn't require complex gear — any camera or phone with long-exposure capability works."},{"t":"p","x":"因为是在夜晚长曝光拍摄，因此稳定的三脚架和云台不可或缺。","b":false,"xe":"Since you're shooting long exposures at night, a sturdy tripod and head are essential."},{"t":"p","x":"光绘经常需要使用B门拍摄，因此快门线也很有用。当然现在很多相机都可以用手机上相应的APP控制，这样就可以代替快门线的功能。","b":false,"xe":"Light painting often needs Bulb mode, so a shutter release cable is handy. Many cameras can now be controlled via a phone app, which replaces the cable."},{"t":"img","f":"img-04","w":1080,"h":720},{"t":"p","x":"最后在画光的时候，为了防止衣服反射杂光或者过亮，需要光绘的时候尽量穿着黑色或深色的衣裤。","b":false,"xe":"When painting with light, wear black or dark clothing so your clothes don't reflect stray light or show up too bright."},{"t":"img","f":"img-05","w":1080,"h":608},{"t":"p","x":"光绘摄影由于灯光常常亮度不低，因此ISO100-200，f5.6-f18是常用的曝光组合，防止光的轨迹过曝。快门时间最好设置在B门，在光绘开始前启动，在光绘结束后就马上停止。","b":false,"xe":"Because light sources are often quite bright, ISO 100-200 at f/5.6-f/18 is a common exposure combo to keep the light trails from blowing out. Set the shutter to Bulb: start before the painting begins and stop right after it ends."},{"t":"p","x":"如果没有B门的话，一般可以设置5-10秒的曝光时间，覆盖作画过程。","b":false,"xe":"Without Bulb mode, a 5-10 second exposure that covers the drawing process usually works."},{"t":"img","f":"img-06","w":1080,"h":722},{"t":"p","x":"当然上面的参数都是针对记录光绘图案，如果还需要在最终照片中呈现城市夜景、星空、风景环境等，可能需要对它们单独测光拍摄，再后期合成到一起。","b":false,"xe":"Note these settings only record the light pattern itself. If the final photo should also show a city nightscape, starry sky or surrounding scenery, meter and shoot those separately and blend them in post."},{"t":"img","f":"img-07","w":1080,"h":608},{"t":"p","x":"用来作画的光源就多种多样了，最简单的就是我们常用的手电筒、手机就可以，这种点光源适合用来写字，画圈。","b":false,"xe":"Light sources for drawing come in endless variety. The simplest — a flashlight or a phone — are point sources, good for writing words and drawing circles."},{"t":"img","f":"img-08","w":1080,"h":718},{"t":"p","x":"如果需要写多个分开的字，写完一个后关掉灯光，移动到下一个字开始的位置再开灯就可以了。","b":false,"xe":"To write several separate characters, turn the light off after each one, move to where the next character begins, and switch it back on."},{"t":"img","f":"img-09","w":1080,"h":608},{"t":"p","x":"如果要画宽一点的形状，比如下图的波浪状，可以用更长的补光棒或者光绘棒来作画。","b":false,"xe":"For wider shapes like the wave below, use a longer light stick or light-painting tube."},{"t":"img","f":"img-10","w":1080,"h":720},{"t":"img","f":"img-11","w":1080,"h":720},{"t":"p","x":"烟花类也是光绘常用的道具，比如用仙女棒来写字或者画图案，就会出现流光溢彩的线条。","b":false,"xe":"Fireworks are another classic tool — writing or drawing with sparklers produces glittering, colorful lines."},{"t":"img","f":"img-12","w":1080,"h":899},{"t":"p","x":"当然更受欢迎的还有钢丝棉。一般我们会把一团钢丝棉固定在打蛋器中，打蛋器用铁丝系上用于甩圈（普通绳子容易被烧断），然后点燃使劲甩就完事了。","b":false,"xe":"Even more popular is steel wool. We pack a ball of steel wool into a whisk, tie the whisk with wire for spinning (ordinary rope burns through), light it and spin hard."},{"t":"img","f":"img-13","w":1080,"h":719},{"t":"p","x":"无论横向还是纵向，这种火花四射的感觉都极具冲击力。","b":false,"xe":"Horizontal or vertical, the shower of sparks is hugely dramatic."},{"t":"img","f":"img-14","w":1080,"h":720},{"t":"p","x":"在靠近地面和墙壁的地方，还能拍到火花在物体表面的弹射。","b":false,"xe":"Near the ground or walls, you can even capture sparks bouncing off surfaces."},{"t":"img","f":"img-15","w":1080,"h":720},{"t":"p","x":"当然钢丝棉燃烧时温度很高，大家一定要注意避免烫伤，同时周围一定不能有易燃或危险物品。","b":false,"xe":"Steel wool burns at very high temperatures — avoid burns, and make sure there are no flammable or hazardous materials nearby."},{"t":"img","f":"img-16","w":1080,"h":720},{"t":"p","x":"除了以上这些常规工具，现在市场上还有可编程的专业光绘棒，可以提前导入图片或文字，让大家有可能刷出很复杂的图案。","b":false,"xe":"Beyond these basic tools, programmable professional light sticks now let you preload images or text, making complex patterns possible."},{"t":"img","f":"img-17","w":1080,"h":720},{"t":"img","f":"img-18","w":1080,"h":720},{"t":"p","x":"车灯、无人机的灯光，其实也可以用来画一些创意光绘。","b":false,"xe":"Car lights and drone lights can also paint creative patterns."},{"t":"img","f":"img-19","w":1080,"h":720},{"t":"img","f":"img-20","w":1080,"h":720},{"t":"p","x":"我们这次还把额外的灯光装在车上，用汽车去拉一些需要很平滑的图案或者曲线。","b":false,"xe":"This time we mounted extra lights on the car itself, using it to draw patterns and curves that need to be very smooth."},{"t":"img","f":"img-21","w":1080,"h":719},{"t":"img","f":"img-22","w":1080,"h":720},{"t":"p","x":"最后，再让我们欣赏一些其他这次拍摄的光绘大片吧。","b":false,"xe":"Finally, let's enjoy some more light-painting works from this shoot."},{"t":"img","f":"img-23","w":1080,"h":720},{"t":"p","x":"策划创意：广州新行社","b":false,"xe":"Concept & planning: Guangzhou Xinxingshe"},{"t":"p","x":"行摄监制：Sammy、Simon","b":false,"xe":"Travel production leads: Sammy, Simon"},{"t":"p","x":"主创摄影师：Thomas看看世界","b":false,"xe":"Lead photographer: Thomas Chu Photo"},{"t":"p","x":"光绘创作：Roywang王罗伊","b":false,"xe":"Light-painting creation: Roywang (Wang Luoyi)"},{"t":"p","x":"联合创作：颜描锦","b":false,"xe":"Collaborator: Yan Miaojin"},{"t":"p","x":"视频拍摄：林齐涛、杨科","b":false,"xe":"Videographers: Lin Qitao, Yang Ke"},{"t":"p","x":"汽车摄影/后期：广州新行社","b":false,"xe":"Car photography & retouching: Guangzhou Xinxingshe"},{"t":"img","f":"img-24","w":1080,"h":720},{"t":"img","f":"img-25","w":1080,"h":899},{"t":"img","f":"img-26","w":1080,"h":899},{"t":"img","f":"img-27","w":1080,"h":720},{"t":"img","f":"img-28","w":1080,"h":720},{"t":"img","f":"img-29","w":1080,"h":720},{"t":"img","f":"img-30","w":1080,"h":720},{"t":"img","f":"img-31","w":1080,"h":716},{"t":"h","x":"欢迎关注托马斯的旅行与摄影攻略","xe":"Follow Thomas for more travel and photography guides"}],"titleEn":"How to Create Light-Painting Masterpieces: A New Way to Play with Night Photography"}