𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭
📍 Royal Victoria Country Park – Netley, Hampshire, UK
📸 Date: 17/07/2025
🕯️ Series: “Experimenting with Light…”
The weather was doing that thing again.
Muggy. Oppressive. The kind of humid that clings to your skin and makes your house feel like a sticky shoebox. I knew I couldn’t just sit inside all evening — I needed to get out, clear my head, and do something slightly more productive than melting into the sofa.
So I did what any creatively restless person would do: grabbed my camera, packed the tripod, threw the RGB light wand in the bag, and headed to the coast on a total whim. Royal Victoria Country Park was calling — not for a hike, not for a picnic, but for a bit of moody, slightly chaotic light painting.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐦 — an ancient tree igniting with colour, like nature remembering how to glow.
I had zero expectations. Just a vague idea that if I waved some colour through the air long enough, something cool might happen. And surprisingly — it kinda did.
The trees became characters. The footpaths turned into sets. And I found myself genuinely surprised at how different everything looked through long exposure and a pop of colour. There was a freedom in not planning, not staging — just reacting. Following the energy.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞 — movement through shadow and stillness, chasing something just out of reach.
There were a few stumbles (literally — the roots in that park do not mess about), and plenty of shots that didn’t work. But when they did, it felt electric. Like I’d tapped into some secret collaboration with the night itself.
The RGB light wand quickly became more than just a gimmick. It felt like a brush, and the trees my canvas. The wind was annoying. The bugs were worse. But the feeling? That thrill when a shot comes together in-camera — unmatched.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞 — a single stroke of light splitting time, stone, and silence.
So what did I learn?
- You don’t need a location permit to make something cinematic
- RGB light wands are ridiculously fun (and addictive)
- Sometimes the most ordinary places transform with just a little glow
- And most importantly — experimentation is the art
This wasn’t meant to be a portfolio shoot. But it turned into something that genuinely excites me. It reminded me that creativity doesn’t have to wait for the perfect moment. It’s often found in the messy, humid, slightly-too-late evenings when you almost talk yourself out of it.
This is just the beginning.
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