No Complicated Setup Needed: How to Create "Light Painting Art" with the Standard iPhone Camera!

2020.05.19 published

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You Should Try "Light Stick Art" at Least Once*

Using a light stick to write letters or illustrations in the air, these photos are known as "light stick art"*

These photos are captured using the camera's "long exposure" feature, which keeps the shutter open for an extended period of time♡

You can take wedding photos, gather a few people to create words, and take various interesting photos depending on your ideas; people have been creatively experimenting and making various works for a long time＊

I also fondly remember spinning handheld fireworks and taking photos when I was a child♡

Long Exposure is Possible with iPhone!

Light stick art could only be photographed with cameras that had long exposure features, but...

With the "Night Mode" feature released in the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro in 2019, you can now adjust the shutter speed (it has a long exposure function)＊

In other words, you can capture light stick art using the iPhone's standard camera!

It's often heard that the camera performance of new iPhones is amazing, but it includes features like this too...!♡

How to Take Light Stick Art Photos*

① Focus on the object you want to shoot

(If the location is bright, focus first and then turn off the lights)

② Choose the shutter speed (you can select up to 30 seconds. Everything captured during this time will be in one shot!)

③ Use the light stick to draw letters or illustrations, and you're done!♡

Here’s a video of me actually trying it out＊

Serious Photography with iPhone🦷

It's incredible that you can do long exposure photography, which previously required professional cameras, with an iPhone...!

Please give it a try♡

➡ It’s cheaper to buy light sticks on Rakuten than at 100 yen shops!