The Art of Tabletop Light Painting

Creative Lighting & Post-Processing Discover how to transform everyday objects into dramatic photographs using tabletop light painting. Randy Van Duinen takes you step by step through four creative projects, teaching you how to control light, build multiple exposures, and create images with depth, texture, and atmosphere. You’ll photograph a fly-fishing setup, Las Vegas poker scene, vintage woodworking tools, and a cigar and humidor, learning different lighting techniques with each project. Randy then takes you into Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop to demonstrate how the exposures are processed, blended, and refined into finished photographs. As a bonus, you’ll head outside the studio to photograph Big Red Lighthouse on Lake Michigan, combining long-exposure photography, neutral density filters, and light painting. Learn the complete process—from planning and lighting to post-processing and the final image.