Light-painting hashtag guide 2021
I’m writing this post as I see many people using obsolete tags on their light-painting pictures on Instagram. For instance, the account associated to the hashtag #spunups doesn’t exist anymore (it’s been replaced by @litbyhand). Keeping your hashtag list short is going to keep you relevant in the eyes of the monstrous instagram algorithm (and we’re going to be able to see you!)
Themes / techniques
#lightpainting: of course! That’s the most important one. This is what’s keeping the whole community together
#lightpaintingwhips: images created using light-painting whips (DIY tutorial, buy on lightpainting.store, buy on lightpaintingbrushes.com)
#holosquares: images created using the HoloSquares (buy on lightpainting.store)
#lightblades: images created using plexi blades (buy on liteblades.com)
Feature accounts
#tubetribe: @tubetribe = featuring the best tube light-painting pictures
#litbyhand: @litbyhand = featuring the best light-painting pictures out there
#artmadeoflight: @artmadeoflight ig account, very vibrant and active!
#lightpaintingblog (last post on @lightpaintingblog dates from 3 months ago… I’m not sure if this is still maintained)
#lightpainters: @lightpainters, A resource and portfolio site for light painters
#nightphotography (not only specific to light-painting, but as you can see on @nightphotography, some of our best friends get featured over there)
#ericpare (yeah, my name, and as weird as it sounds, there are over 12000 posts using this hashtag). I sometimes browse that feed to feature images in my stories
Online stores (specific products)
#lightpaintingtubes: featuring images created using the @lightpaintingtubes (lightpainting.store)
#liteblades: featuring images created using the @lightpaintingtubes (lightpainting.store)
#lightpaintingbrushes: featuring images created using the @lightpaintingbrushes light-painting tools
#balloflight: featuring images created using the Ball of light by Denis Smith
#pixelstick: featuring images created using the Pixelstick
There are many other light-painting online stores out there, so check with them if they have a specific hashtag
Disclaimer: 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 and 3.2 are maintained by my team
What about specific tube colors?
Now, getting a bit more specific, and as a way to tie up posts using our tubes, we set up an official hashtag list so each color could be easily categorized
Milky tubes
#MilkyWhiteTube: MilkyWhite (MWT) - lightpainting.store - pinterest
#MilkyOrangeTube: MilkyOrange (MOR) - lightpainting.store - pinterest
#MilkyCherryTube: MilkyCherry (MCH) - lightpainting.store - pinterest
#MilkyAmberTube: MilkyAmber (MAM) - lightpainting.store - pinterest
#MilkyYellowTube: MilkyYellow (MYL) - lightpainting.store - pinterest
#MilkyPinkTube: MilkyPink (MPK) - lightpainting.store - pinterest
#MilkyBlueTube: MilkyBlue (MBL) - lightpainting.store
#MilkyCyanTube: MilkyCyan (MCY) - lightpainting.store - pinterest
#MilkyLimeTube: MilkyLime (MLM) - lightpainting.store
Holographic tubes
#RainbowTube: Holographic Rainbow (HRB) - lightpainting.store - pinterest
#SugarTube: Holographic Sugar (HSG) - lightpainting.store - pinterest
#AlienTube: Holographic Alien (HAL) - lightpainting.store - pinterest
#HoloTurquoiseTube: Holographic Turquoise (HTU) - lightpainting.store - pinterest
#BlueGreenTube: Holographic BlueGreen (HBG) - lightpainting.store - pinterest
#PearlTube: Holographic Pearl (HPL) - lightpainting.store - pinterest
#EasterTube: Holographic Easter (HEA) - lightpainting.store - pinterest
#RedPinkTube: Holographic RedPink (HRP) - lightpainting.store - pinterest
#SunsetTube: Sunset (HOP) - lightpainting.store - pinterest
#WatermelonTube: Holographic Watermelon (HWM) - lightpainting.store - pinterest
#PeachTube: Holographic Peach (HPE) - lightpainting.store - pinterest
#RainbowTroutTube: Holographic RainbowTrout (HRT) - lightpainting.store - pinterest
Olympic tubes
#OlympicGoldTube: Olympic Gold (OGD) - lightpainting.store - pinterest
#OlympicSilverTube: Olympic Silver (OSV) - lightpainting.store - pinterest
#RoseBronzeTube: Olympic Rose-bronze (ORB) - lightpainting.store - pinterest
#OlympicRedTube: Olympic Red (ORD) - lightpainting.store
#OlympicBlueTube: Olympic Blue (OBL) - lightpainting.store