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In this instructable I will show you how to 'draw' with light, using a camera and lights.
Also how to have one person appear twice in a photo graph with out editing the photo

A Camera (One that can has a blub setting or can do long exposures)
Lights (I perfer LED's but it all depends on the picture you want)
Flash (Optional depending on the photo. Must have a flash for the second half on the instructable)


 
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Step 1: Find the correct setting

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Depending on the camera you can use different settings.

SLR:
For my camera the Canon 10D all I have to do is change my shutter speed to BLUB or have it be longer then 1/20th of a second (The Shutter speed also depends on how much light you want to allow in. If you want to "draw" a lot with the light then set your camera to a longer exposure setting, if you want a smaller "drawing" set you shutter speed faster. Its all about experimentation though, so mess around a little)

Point and Shoot:
All Point and Shoots are different look up in your camera's manual to find out how to set your cameras shutter speed. If there is no way to do that by your self try covering up the lense with you hand and turning off the flash. Focus and meter dont click the shutter yet. Once the Aperture and focus has locked remove your hand and take your picture. It should of set your shutter to the slowest it can since your hand was over your lense.
anonymouse197 says: Aug 8, 2011. 8:08 AM
Thanks very much! I invested in a tripod just to do these photos (until I realised how much it improved my shots) but I really love what you can achieve like this. I have only had two photos that I actually like that much, but I haven't really spent an evening solely working out possible shots so I'm pretty happy with the results.

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iectyx3c says: Oct 8, 2009. 9:52 AM
This is really great - I did not know my camera even had a long-exposure setting.

My old 35mm film cameras all had BULB settings for use with a flash BULB.

My digital camera does not have a BULB setting, but it does have a shutter and fully manual setting. So I can take exposures up to 4 seconds, long enough for most of these cool tricks you teach.

Good work, nice i'ble !!!
enero1170 (author) in reply to iectyx3cOct 8, 2009. 6:20 PM
 it may still have the bulb setting even if it doesn't say BLUB it could just be the letter B, what kind of 35mm do you have?
MjPadfoot says: Oct 8, 2009. 2:40 PM
 so weird. i have a photo that looks a lot like ur blue one:P its what made me stop in the first place! 
nice work. keep it up:P
Plasmana says: Sep 23, 2009. 6:50 AM
I love the double photograhy, I must try that soon, lol
ReCreate in reply to PlasmanaSep 25, 2009. 12:25 AM
Your back! Man...you have been inactive for such a long time i almost forgot who you where...
enero1170 (author) says: Sep 10, 2009. 7:20 PM
Also This is entered in the Photography contest if you liked/learned or enjoyed this instructable please vote
ppatches24 in reply to enero1170Sep 10, 2009. 9:01 PM
i will for sure vote i have always wonder how to do this now i do thanks for posting this sweet instructable
xilefakamot says: Sep 10, 2009. 11:45 AM
You beat me to it! Nice one!
enero1170 (author) in reply to xilefakamotSep 10, 2009. 7:06 PM
sorry buddy, any thing you would add?
dla888 says: Sep 8, 2009. 11:20 PM
I like it! I've tried this but I never really had any sucess with it.
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