Here is one from the archives I created which is heavily inspired by R Digi. The vibes from Ryan's photographs is out there and his stream is seriously worth a visit. One of those photographers who just have an eye for a composition and his light work is sublime.
www.flickr.com/photos/r-digi Although he's not posted for a while go and have a look at his awesome stream.
Here I lit myself from both sides from behind my back for the silhouette using a torch. I had to light the opposite side of my body with each hand to avoid too much ghosting. Next ran the black fibre optics from www.lightpaintingbrushes.com gelled blue all over my head and torso then bursting out of the top of my head. That's the blue smokey effect which I love so much. Next I replaced the lens cap and ventured downstairs to the kitchen where I'd already set up another tripod pointing at some pinpricked card hung off a couple of light stands. I backlit this using my gelled torch paying particular attention to the middle of the card for the starbursts and lens flare bursting out of my chest.
I need to get my cardboard stencils out again as they are so effective in adding more layers and depth to a shot. I find the adding of accents like this really takes a shot to the next level. So often when I started out I'd be in too much of a rush to end the exposure but with a few more minutes adding elements like this you can reap the rewards.
All shot during a single long exposure in complete darkness.
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Reminds me of the little papers I used to put on my tongue back in the day. Then I always felt the same as on your picture. 8-) :-P
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I know them very well my friend. Strawberry double dips were my favourites 🤩🤩
Stunning shot mate.
Cheers dude.
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Brilliant creation buddy. I've been looking at Ryan's Flickr lately and seeing the evolution of his early work. So experimental and then he would put the pieces together and boom, and then back to experiments again. It's what has inspired me to post my very early work, as arduous as it is, I hope it builds a bit of a record of my progression. Especially after meeting you, Mart and Chris! 😁 👍
Cheers dude. His work, Denis Calvert, Tacky and TCB are all well worth scrolling back on to watch the ideas evolve and the progression made. Looking forward to watching yours on here too matey. Happy days.