A favorite technique of mine is painting with light. This is done with a flashlight or penlight over the course of a long exposure in a very dark environment. For example, I photographed this old truck at the Gold King Mine in Jerome, Arizona, and in the 8 second exposure at f/12 I 'painted' the vehicle with a flashlight. The accummulated exposure contrasted beautifully with the dark background. The exposure, initially, is experimental. You have to try a few shots to see how long the shutter should be open, what the ISO setting should be (ideally less than 500), and what f/stop is best. You need a tripod, of course, and the spirit of trial and error. Give more exposure to the areas of the subject you want highlighted. For this picture I used 160 ISO.
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