Guys, if you like Christmas (or Christmas lights), bokeh, light painting, or all of the above… go look them up on Pinterest. I’M KIDDING. That’s what this post is about, of course. (Lights, not Pinterest.)
Ahem. The other day Megan and I took some light painting pictures, and I think they turned out great! Well… most of them. Okay, actually most of them look neat, but failed. XD
We took turns “drawing” in the air with a flashlight, while the other person used my DSLR to take a picture with a very long exposure, ranging from maybe 15 seconds to 30 seconds to capture all the movement. I love how you can also see the stars in the background in some of the pictures.
The first Megan tried the classic smiley face, but it was harder than it seemed. XD This one is more like a smirk…
Aha, much better. His vision is probably a bit lopsided, but hey, at least his eyes twinkle. 😛
Speaking of eyes, I tried (and mostly failed) to do an eye painting. IT IS SO CREEPY. Also you can see my tennis shoe underneath if you look closely. XD
BAHAHAHA THIS IS SO FUNNY. I think Megan was trying to draw a stick person on ground or something?? It looks like it’s skiing down the hill. XD
ALSO REALLY STRANGE. Those hipbones look a bit… disjointed, shall we say?
My squiggly city skyline.
Heh. It is REALLY hard to light paint a lot of letters in thirty seconds. Try to guess what this says, and I’ll tell you below the picture:
It was supposed to be “light shine bright.” XD Oh dear…
OOH. This is one of the funniest fails: Megan was trying to draw a tree here. But doesn’t it look exactly like a fist punching the sky? SO. FUNNY.
The second attempt at a tree. *blinks* Well, it’s certainly the most… interesting tree I’ve seen.
ANOTHER FAILED WORD THINGY BY ME. You might be able to read it, though.
Yep, it’s hello. I actually really like the next one, by Megan. It’s not perfect, but it’s cute. 😉
And that’s the end of the flashlight painting! I also took a few night lights pictures, because you can get some super neat effects with long exposure. Like these starbursts on the chicken houses.
OH I LOVE THIS ONE. It’s a long-exposure picture of a car driving by, hee hee.
MEGAN IS A GHOST. To make this picture, all you need to do is set your camera to a long exposure, and have someone stand in one place for a few seconds, quickly move to another spot, stand there, and so on.
Okay, so much for that stuff. Now we move on to the Christmas bokeh! Woop woop! First up are some artistic bokeh-picture of our Christmas tree (which I posted about previously).
ISN’T THIS SO NEAT?!
I got the idea from Pinterest, and it’s way easier than it might seem: simply cut a circle of paper to fit your camera lens, cut or punch a design out of the middle, tape it on and voila! You can make the bokeh whatever shape you like.
I like this one because the colored lights from outside showed through the screen and gave the bokeh a strange but neat texture.
And lastly, some beautiful bokeh from the colored (and partially colored) lights that Megan put up on the front porch. I love how they look through the glass door!
Look at all that gorgeous light! ♥
SO. PRETTY.
Phew, that was a lot of light. O.o Which was your favorite: the light painting or the Christmasy bokeh? ISN’T BOKEH AMAZING?
Also, would you guys like to see a Christmas traditions post or not ‘specially? Thanks so much for reading, dears, and have a Merry almost-Christmas! 🙂
***Allison***
The bokeh is the prettiest thing ever! They’re so colorful! Also, the Christmas tree bokeh is AWESOME, and the light paintings are…funny but cool. XD How do they work?
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I KNOW, RIGHT? Heh heh, thank you! I think the camera’s “eye” stays open for a long enough time that it captures each movement and blurs it together instead of “blinking” and taking one still snapshot. But to be honest, I’m not really sure of the details. XD
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You’re welcome! 😀 Hmm….well….interesting. XD
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Heh heh. XD
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XD Also, Megan truly looks like a ghost. *Gasps* I think she has a secret identity!
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SHE DOES. OH NO.
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CALL GHOSTBUSTERS.
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*pulls out phone*
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*dials number* *holds breath*
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Wow, so pretty! I love how all the little lights look like mini Christmas trees! And, the light drawings were sooo cool!😊😀
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Thanks so much, Lizzy! 😀
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Bokeh is literally the best thing ever, and you did a spectacular job of it! ❤
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I KNOW, RIGHT? Aww, thanks, dear!
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OH MY all the bokeh. So pretty!❤️ I also love the flashlight photos, that looks so fun to do. I’d love to see a Christmas traditions post, by the way!
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I KNOOOOW. Thank you thank you, Olivia! Yes, it was super fun! And ooh, great! Thanks for the feedback. 🙂
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I took a photography class in highschool and I got to do some light painting 😁 it’s so hard you’re so right! I only drew like one successful thing haha. Yours are much better and pretty photography 😄
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Ooh, really? I love doing it, but I know, it’s SO hard. XD Aww, well thank you!
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Yes it was extremely difficult Haha, and you’re welcome 😁
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Hee hee. 😉
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So fun! The light painting is really neat!!
~Gracie
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Hee hee, thanks!
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I LOVE all those photos!! Ligh painting is so neat, a boy in my photography class did some, they were so neat!! I lovveee the bokeh!! How do you get it? I have trouble getting it…
I am gonna have to try that one Pinterest idea, I have seen it, but never tried it. 😀
Super fun post!!
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THANK YOU! Ooh, really? That’s neat! I KNOW I LOVE BOKEH. Hmm, well it’s a bit hard to explain… ooh, maybe I can make a post about it, actually! Although wait, do you have a DSLR or a non-DSLR? Because if the former, I can tell you a really easy way to do it awhile. 🙂
Oh yes, it’s super fun! I hope you can try it. 🙂
Thanks again, dear, and thanks for the comment!
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Ya. It was awesome!! Sweet…I am not sure, tbh, I have a Nikon Coolpix P600.
My pleasure! I always love your posts!! ❤
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😛 Ah, okay. I’m pretty sure that’s not a DSLR, but I’m not totally sure… anyway, yeah, I can hopefully do a post about it! 🙂
Aww, thank you SO much, Gracie! That makes me so happy to hear.
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Sounds great! 🙂
My pleasure, Allison!! ❤
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These are all so cool! I love the bokeh shaped like a tree, it looks epic!
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Thank you so much, Mya! Oh yes, I love that too. 🙂
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This bokeh is beautiful!!! 😀
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Why thanks! 😀
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XD XD XD I thought the light painting that said light shine bright looked like “love the bokeh” XD Because you talk a lot about how much you love bokeh. 😛
And all these were awesome! A traditions post would be a really cool idea too! 🙂
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HA HA HA THAT IS HILARIOUS. Not a bad guess, though. XD
And thanks so much, dear! I’m glad to hear that. 🙂
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All of the pictures were so so pretty!
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Thank you thank you! ♥
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Sooo pretty😍🎄❤
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THANKS.
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Ooh, that is so cool! I loved seeing these photos, Allison. So pretty and neat! I love Christmas lights. 🙂
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Ah, thanks, dear! ME TOO.
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The bokeh is stunning! Could I use one of your bokehs as a background for a featured image? I’d be sure to give you credit!
-Rose
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Thank you so much! Sure, that sounds great – thanks so much for asking. 😉
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Such pretty pictures!! I love the ones of the colorful Christmas lights. The flashlight writing looks really cool! 🙂
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Thanks, Liz! ME TOO! And I know, right?
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Hi Allison, I have a question. How should I try to get more followers on my blog? What’s your secret?
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Hey, Lucy! Hmm, that’s a hard question. Honestly I don’t know for sure why I have as many wonderful followers as I do – I still can hardly believe it myself! O.o But let’s see, I shall attempt to give you some advice. 😛
1. Spend time on your posts and photos and make sure that they’re something you’d like to read and see yourself. 2. Interact with other bloggers via commenting and such (like you’re doing now!). 3. Don’t be afraid to let your personality leak through your writing, because I think readers love getting to know bloggers through their posts.
Other than that… ooh, I guess you could check out my blogging tips post here: https://afarmgirlslife.wordpress.com/2017/10/11/3000-followers-part-1-thank-you-blogging-tips/
I wish you success, and I hope the tips helped! 🙂
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Awesome, will do!
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That was kind of off-topic, but this post is cute!
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Hee hee, well thanks. 🙂
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Oh my GOODNESS, my jaw was dropping the entire post!! Everything looks absolutely incredible!! It all looks so beautiful, I’m in awe.
—Madi
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AHH THANK YOU SO MUCH.
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BOKEH!!!!
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INDUBITABLY!
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Wowowowowow! How did you take those picturessss?!! They’re so good! It must be hard to draw with light hehe 🙂
By the way, I tagged you for the Holiday Tag! You can check it out here:
https://dancer4theking.wordpress.com/2017/12/10/the-holiday-tag/
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THANK YOUUUU! Heh heh, it IS pretty hard, but it’s super fun!
And ooh thank you! I will go check it out.
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THESE ARE SO AMAZINGGGG!! I WANT A DSLR EVEN MORE NOW THANK YOU DEAR ALLISON 😂😂😂😂
~Jaclynn~
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AHHH THANK YOU SO MUCH, DEAR! OH NO I’M SORRY. My posts seem to have a bad effect on people. I should post a warning.
Read at your own risk: Side effects include injury, envy, or even death. Just a little note.
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WOW!!! LOVE IT!!! I wish I could figure out how to do Bokeh! I”M SP BAD AT THAT!!! 😛 😀
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Oops, I meant “SO” 😉
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XD
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THANK YOU. Ha ha, well it’s actually not that hard! Although I guess with non-DSLRs it’s a little bit harder. Hmm, maybe I can do a post about how to make bokeh. 🙂
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Hehe!!! I’ve done it once or twice…but not like THAT! You totally should! 😉
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Heh heh. Well hopefully I will!
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Those pictures look amazing! Haha, I love doing the ghost effect. And DUDE HOW DOES THAT BOKEH THING EVEN WORK. HOW DID YOU NOT PHOTOGRAPH THE PAPER? I am… confused.
(Also, my josieonthego email stopped working because the website expired and I stopped receiving email a while ago. It decided not to tell me that — very rude. So any emails you send there will DIE.)
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Thanks so much! Ha ha, isn’t it so fun? I KNOW, RIGHT? IT’S AMAZING. I wonder if it’s only because the cutout is in the center… but I don’t know. It’s weird. But if you think about it, you can hold up a paper with a tiny hole in it to your eye and still see out fine, so maybe it works similarly with cameras? *shrugs*
ALSO BAD EMAIL. But okay, that’s good to know. Sad, but good to know.
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EEK SO BEAUTIFUL!!! *gasps* *drools* BOKEH!!! Ahem. 😉 Hehe. I loved both ideas but the BOKEH, eek! You are so talented! I especially like the Ghost Megan, hehe! 😀
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HA HA THANK YOU SO MUCH. Hee hee. 🙂
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Hi Allison, I just wanted to let you know I tagged you! Participate if you want to!
Lydia
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Why thanks, Lydia! I’ve seen the tag around and it looks pretty neat. I don’t know if I’ll do it or not, but thank you SO much for tagging me either way! 🙂
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Those are all really neat looking! A Christmas Traditions post would be fun to read! I love hearing about what others do to celebrate.:)
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Thanks, Audrey! Ooh yay – I agree. 🙂 I hope I can make one!
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I love the light painting! Such a neat idea!
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Thanks, Starling! I know, isn’t it?
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Lovely post, Allison, your bokah is very impressing,beautiful photography!!!❤
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Woops, I mean impressive!❤
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Ha ha, no problem. XD
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Aww, thank you so much!
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LOVE THESE PICTURES! They are so cool. I love light painting, although I gave only tried the flashlight version one time with a friend. Also I love those Christmas tree bokeh photos. I had wanted to try that several times but just never got around to it the last few years…so maybe this year is the year? 😀
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THANK YOU! Yessss, isn’t it fun? Heh heh, THIS IS DEFINITELY THE YEAR. I know you could get some beautiful ones, so I hope you can try it! 😀
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