# Very cool "light painting" animation

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-cool-light-painting-animation/989677>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** arts-crafts\
**Created:** [September 6, 2023, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-cool-light-painting-animation/989677 "2023-09-06T03:46:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-cool-light-painting-animation/989677/1 "2023-09-06T03:46:19Z")

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Mr. Legend found a very cool Instagram account. This guy does what he calls “light painting,” which is stop-action photography of, well, lights. It’s kind of amazing!  
[POV: you have been light painting stop motion videos for 15 years](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CukNhm2JE8L/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==)

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-cool-light-painting-animation/989677/2 "2023-09-06T03:52:12Z")

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Those are great!

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**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-cool-light-painting-animation/989677/3 "2023-09-06T04:44:25Z")

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That’s fabulous. I’d love to see it taken to a new level - what’s the next step after representational art?

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2023, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-cool-light-painting-animation/989677/4 "2023-09-06T08:26:22Z")

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Cool. The amount of effort looks exhausting.