About the Host – Chanette (aka Cha)
Currently I live in New York, my paradise for exploring places with my lights. In1992 Paris, I was selected by The French National Center of Photography to initiate street light silhouettes outside and the following year, light portraits inside Paris’ Palais de Tokyo. Before 2000, I did participatory light painting for Nevada’s Burning Man. A long pioneering journey between San Francisco and France, led me to recently co-founding the non-profit French Light Painting League (LFLP). I love engaging people in the magic of this relatively unknown art form.
Currently I live in New York, my paradise for exploring places with my lights. In 1992 Paris, I was selected by The French National Center of Photography to initiate street light silhouettes outside and the following year, to do light portraits inside Paris’ Palais de Tokyo. I introduced participatory light painting for Nevada’s Burning Man before 2000. A long pioneering journey between San Francisco and France, led me to co-founding the non-profit French Light Painting League (LFLP). I love engaging people in the magic of this relatively unknown art form.
What we’ll do
The digital image you will take home will capture the light trace of your gestures, rather than a face in front of a place, Imagine in an iconic New York nightscape, ribbons of colored light you created with flashlights.
The digital image you will take home will capture the light traces and energy of your gestures, rather than a still face in front of a place, Imagine in an iconic New York nightscape ribbons of colored light you created with flashlights.
What makes it such fun, is you can simultaneously follow the results of your motions on a nearby tablet screen. Instantly you will be in awe at the surprising photograph developing before your eyes. As night falls, together you will step in front of the camera to draw out, with a provided light source in hand, the proposed composition. Individuals will be guided through the process as we continue towards a final image.
Light painting is a long exposure photograph done in the dark on a tripod in one shot. My 27 years of practice offer a seasoned and in-depth vocabulary of skills to help you easily to explore your light moves. When light painting as a group, each person’s action is vital to a harmonious outcome.
Light painting is a long exposure photograph done in the dark on a tripod in one shot.
My 28 years of practice offer a seasoned and in-depth vocabulary of skills to help you easily explore your light moves. As we light paint together in a group, each person’s action is vital to a harmonious outcome. At the end of our light painting experience, you will be able to share with friends and family a light painting from your phone or email.
One of my mottos, is ‘light units’.
Where we’ll meet : Dumbo Kitchen
Where we’ll be : Dumbo (short for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) offers stunning night views of New York City, the Brooklyn Bridge and the Manhattan Bridge. It’s a nice get-away off the beaten track with its parks, benches and walk-ways hugging the shoreline. During holidays and weekends, many New Yorkers enjoy exploring Dumbo. I love to light paint in this area and imagine you will too with all the twinkling city’s lights adding to our canvas.
What will be provided : Equipment. LED key chain light. Camera, tripod, flashlight, light painting brushes and tablet.
What guests should provide: Dress warmly and comfortably for cool evenings, while avoiding white clothing. Wear comfortable shoes for walking short distances. Carry water to refresh yourselves during a short break. Bring optionally a flash light of 200 lumens or more that can be useful for light painting. Light painters, may use their own light painting tools. Be prepared to receive the digital image at the end of the session on your phone or email. Come with your good humor and enthusiasm as all will show on the light painting we make together.
Notes : A variety of locations according to seasons and themes will include light painting some graffiti walls in Bushwick during summer and Manhattan indoor landmarks during winter. French spoken groups welcome.
Who can attend the experience ? : Minimum age 18. Light walking.
Additional requirements : No experience with light painting is necessary, however those with some or lots of experience will be able to express their skills in the group. Participants should feel at ease with night walks in public places and handling flashlights in front of the camera.
Max group size 10 at dark time. Contact us to schedule.
Price : 65 $/per guest
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