The first photograph I ever saw of someone painting with light was the one of Pablo Picasso painting a bull in mid air, taken by Gjon Mili in 1949. Painting with flashlights is a fun thing to do. You will need a flashlight, camera and tripod to record all your efforts. I prefer the LED (light emitting diode) flashlight for my light source, because it is very bright, has lower energy consumption and a longer lifetime. The photo of the orchid was taken with a Nikon D200, 17-70mm lens, rated at ISO100, with a twenty second exposure at f8. The tripod was a sturdy Manfrotto. The light was moved rapidly around the orchid to light both front, back and underneath.
