A dragon light painting in Pingyao, Shanxi province. With two cameras, a tripod and a DIY light kit, artist Roy Wang roams the streets of Guangzhou, Guangdong province, at night. One can see a blue phoenix spreading its gigantic wings in front of the Canton Tower or the "king of koi "leaping out of the Pearl River amid lotus blossoms. …
Light painting saved Denis Smith's life. But it was also on Flickr that Smith discovered the then-small community of "light painters"—photographers who shoot at night, using colored light sources and long exposures to create intricately composed images. Fascinated by the process, Smith began experimenting with his own light photography, eventually developing what became his signature technique: the "ball of light." …
