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Light-painting tutorials (mostly tubes!)

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1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fiYUKyLTRQ
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Complete-sessions tutorials

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1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spiifsm_23M | 80 minutes light-painting tutorial (blue hour!)
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H_KMCL4yi4 | 40 minutes light-painting tutorial (black canvas)
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80 minutes light-painting tutorial (blue hour!)
40 minutes light-painting tutorial (black canvas)

See more on the Complete sessions page

Camera settings

Check out the written instructions about the camera settings: https://lightpaintingtubes.com/settings

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1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EowVZWPdY9g | Camera settings for tube light-painting (basic edition)
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-inhGGE_v4 | Camera settings for tube light-painting (advanced edition)
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Camera settings for tube light-painting (basic edition)
Camera settings for tube light-painting (advanced edition)

Tips and tricks about the technique

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1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl6yPxgquJM | How to make yourself invisible (how to make sure you are not visible in your shots)
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmRavhbnNG0 | How to make perfect light-painting circles
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbhXA2bg6Y4 | Camera setup and focus for tube light painting, filmed in Uyuni, Bolivia
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVcenNkNUo4 | Demonstrating basic light-painting shapes
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ivDCOLe1J0 | Expose for the background first! This is the best tutorial we have about how to get perfect exposure for your light-painting images
6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhYEC3oJJeQ | How to light up your subject
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How to make yourself invisible (how to make sure you are not visible in your shots)
How to make perfect light-painting circles
Camera setup and focus for tube light painting, filmed in Uyuni, Bolivia
Demonstrating basic light-painting shapes
Expose for the background first! This is the best tutorial we have about how to get perfect exposure for your light-painting images
How to light up your subject

Pimping your tubes and using accessories

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1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvzL-d_WheA | Using sliders to make small gaps on the tubes
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVhs-UWGzRI | Adding texture inside your tubes
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgi8aV11CRI | The black tube (extension to bring the light further away)
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JlX-Fab-Lo | DIY Zebra covers for your tubes
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLITpd89Z6g | Making holographic feathers
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Using sliders to make small gaps on the tubes
Adding texture inside your tubes
The black tube (extension to bring the light further away)
DIY Zebra covers for your tubes
Making holographic feathers

Advanced tutorials

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1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWhIZhbzZHw | When to use Bulb or Manual mode for tube light painting
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn_ed70K6jg | Facing the sunset (or not?)
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q48YOl9hn-0 | How to combine a Milkyway timelapse and light painting stop-motion
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVvSBfj1qOw | In depth tutorial about White Balance for tube light painting
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1-2RJzfYy0 | Light painting in the afternoon
6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urlleL8qEfM | Using light pollution as a backdrop
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When to use Bulb or Manual mode for tube light painting
Facing the sunset (or not?)
How to combine a Milkyway timelapse and light painting stop-motion
In depth tutorial about White Balance for tube light painting
Light painting in the afternoon
Using light pollution as a backdrop
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