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I Invented A New Photography Technique And Created A Sad Story
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I Invented A New Photography Technique And Created A Sad Story

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I wanted my final photo series to be special. I love how creative long exposure photography style can be, but it’s too abstract on its own. I wanted to make something unique, something meaningful.

I thought about how long exposure works, the camera just keeps on recording light until I press the button again. So when there is no light, it’s not recording anything, right? What if I propped up my phone in the dark, took a long exposure photo, moved the phone away, and turned the lights back on to catch the background? That was it, I had done it! I made interesting photos of a floating hologram using just my phone. Then I thought, hey, I’m an illustrator, I can draw my own holograms, take photos of those and tell a story through these beautiful photos, create a series.

I drew my little adorable dog on Photoshop on a black background, transferred the photos onto my phone, and propped it up wherever I wanted the dog to be. Since my phone has an AMOLED screen (black pixels turn off), the rest of the screen and phone were invisible in the dark. I turned the lights back on to capture the room and voilà! After three grueling days of trial and error using my photography technique, my masterpiece was ready for printing.

Sometimes I get so excited about the technique that I forget about the sad story depicted. The story itself was inspired by my own pet, Alfred, who died in a similar, tragic way.

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Where did you come from?

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What am I gonna do with you?

Hey! Bad dog!

Heh, that’s not how you do the assignment

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Guess I’m stuck here

Who’s a good boy?

Come here, I got something for ya

Whatcha doing down there?

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What the hell?

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Oh God, no…

How could I let this happen? I just had to move the wires away…

What am I gonna do without you?

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Hi there! I'm Gabrielė, but you can also catch me responding to Gab, Gabi, Gabert, or Gabe – take your pick. Professionally, I'm the senior community manager over at Bored Panda, helping people share their awesome work and connecting artists with a worldwide audience. Beyond work, you'll catch me traveling, listening to vinyl and diving into movies, art exhibitions, and concerts. I'm a culture buff at heart, always eager to explore and embrace the richness of the human experience.

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Gabrielė Malukaitė

Gabrielė Malukaitė

Moderator, BoredPanda staff

Hi there! I'm Gabrielė, but you can also catch me responding to Gab, Gabi, Gabert, or Gabe – take your pick. Professionally, I'm the senior community manager over at Bored Panda, helping people share their awesome work and connecting artists with a worldwide audience. Beyond work, you'll catch me traveling, listening to vinyl and diving into movies, art exhibitions, and concerts. I'm a culture buff at heart, always eager to explore and embrace the richness of the human experience.

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LuckyL
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I absolutly LOVE this stile and the dog is one of the cutes thing I've seen!! (I'd also really like to know how you did the picture - how does it work?)

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Night Owl
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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So cute and a fascinating, unique look and technique (maybe you could patent it). I'd love to see it as a short animated movie

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Leodavinci
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He can copyright the renderings/design of his dog character, but the technique he used can't be patented. The technique wasn't uncommon back in the days of film. Sounds like a version of "streak photography". The explanation isn't complete as there are no details on how he managed to accomplish it with a digital camera. I presume he used some specialized app.

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Barrie May
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looking at the thumbnail, I was fully expecting some ordinary light-painting. I'm was pleasantly surprised! Nice concept, well executed :)

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Jaybird3939
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That was beautiful. Thank you for sharing. I hope to see more of your stories (maybe happier ones?) on BP

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Bored Panda
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I saw "I invented a new camera technique" and I thought, yeah, sure. My brother's photographs have been seen by hundreds of millions of people on network television, so I'm familiar with a lot of techniques of photography. This is a combination of some pre-existing ideas, but I've got to say that it seems to be a wholly original method with great results. I'm impressed. Nice work!!

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Quasar
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i gained and lost all joy in the span of a few minutes

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James Thompson
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder what type of camera he used. At first, it sounded like he used his phone, which would have been interesting but ultimately unfortunate.

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Sadiq Ali
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm BLOWN by this, this is the first time I'm seeing something of this sort, never before has long exposure has being used so creatively. You're a good man!

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kurisutofu
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That sounds like double exposure pictures ... It's only as old as the first cameras.

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Femur!
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why? I lost my dog and this hits me so hard dude. Also I cry for everything and this is not the exception. Damn :(

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David Jeu
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Great technique! :) I guess you dont really need amoled for it to work, any lcd should do the trick.

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Seishin Hermy
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You do need amoled, LCD works by having all pixels lit up then covering the unnecessary parts of them... Which means your screen won't be perfectly dark with all the lights out.

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Ben Woodward
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Amoled screen addition is excellent. Well done. Both me and my partner are keen photographers & own phones with amoled screens. Needless to say we will be trying out the same techniques this weekend. I would like to thank you personally.

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What's In Your Head?
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is beyond adorable! <3 Also, it reminds me of the video for Fortune Faded by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, which is always a good thing. :-D

merlestechow avatar
LuckyL
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I absolutly LOVE this stile and the dog is one of the cutes thing I've seen!! (I'd also really like to know how you did the picture - how does it work?)

pixelmax avatar
bpbperic avatar
Night Owl
Community Member
4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So cute and a fascinating, unique look and technique (maybe you could patent it). I'd love to see it as a short animated movie

dfreg avatar
Leodavinci
Community Member
1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He can copyright the renderings/design of his dog character, but the technique he used can't be patented. The technique wasn't uncommon back in the days of film. Sounds like a version of "streak photography". The explanation isn't complete as there are no details on how he managed to accomplish it with a digital camera. I presume he used some specialized app.

Load More Replies...
barriemay avatar
Barrie May
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looking at the thumbnail, I was fully expecting some ordinary light-painting. I'm was pleasantly surprised! Nice concept, well executed :)

jaybird3939 avatar
Jaybird3939
Community Member
1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That was beautiful. Thank you for sharing. I hope to see more of your stories (maybe happier ones?) on BP

boredpanda_14 avatar
Bored Panda
Community Member
1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I saw "I invented a new camera technique" and I thought, yeah, sure. My brother's photographs have been seen by hundreds of millions of people on network television, so I'm familiar with a lot of techniques of photography. This is a combination of some pre-existing ideas, but I've got to say that it seems to be a wholly original method with great results. I'm impressed. Nice work!!

fgtexaspro avatar
Quasar
Community Member
1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i gained and lost all joy in the span of a few minutes

jht31613 avatar
James Thompson
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder what type of camera he used. At first, it sounded like he used his phone, which would have been interesting but ultimately unfortunate.

sadooq071 avatar
Sadiq Ali
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm BLOWN by this, this is the first time I'm seeing something of this sort, never before has long exposure has being used so creatively. You're a good man!

christopheferreira avatar
kurisutofu
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That sounds like double exposure pictures ... It's only as old as the first cameras.

femur8888 avatar
Femur!
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why? I lost my dog and this hits me so hard dude. Also I cry for everything and this is not the exception. Damn :(

ioxoi avatar
David Jeu
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Great technique! :) I guess you dont really need amoled for it to work, any lcd should do the trick.

seishinhermy avatar
Seishin Hermy
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You do need amoled, LCD works by having all pixels lit up then covering the unnecessary parts of them... Which means your screen won't be perfectly dark with all the lights out.

Load More Replies...
verneo123 avatar
Ben Woodward
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Amoled screen addition is excellent. Well done. Both me and my partner are keen photographers & own phones with amoled screens. Needless to say we will be trying out the same techniques this weekend. I would like to thank you personally.

mb_number5 avatar
What's In Your Head?
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is beyond adorable! <3 Also, it reminds me of the video for Fortune Faded by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, which is always a good thing. :-D

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