Most Interesting (So says flickr.)
495 photos, 5 videos
My 500 most interesting photos according to flickr. Why 500? I like to see what's considered interesting out of the 1,000s of photos I have uploaded. Flickr is pretty good about getting it right...
35mm Light Paintings
322 photos
I'm digging the contrast from the digital. Gives a new perspective on things. Most of these are from my Nikon N65.
Fire & Light Masks / Wool Spinning
888 photos, 2 videos
These masks are steel wool being spun in front of my pond with other random light tools in the mix. I rotate the shot to get the "mask" effect. I originally got the idea from Halloosin8...
My Faves
1675 photos, 41 videos
Star Trails
445 photos, 53 videos
Faffing about with our spinning ball we call home.
Outdoor Shacktography
1243 photos, 6 videos
Tacky / Indoor Shacktography
504 photos, 7 videos
One Exposure Double Composition
95 photos
Paint one scene, put your lens cap on, switch tripods and paint something else on top.
Fireflies / Lightning Bugs
177 photos, 2 videos
Starting in late May, fireflies begin their mating ritual of bioluminescence here in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
Laser Painting
160 photos, 3 videos
2016 Fireflies
18 photos
2017 Fireflies
23 photos
2018 Fireflies
25 photos
2019 Fireflies
20 photos
2020 Fireflies
25 photos
2021 Fireflies
26 photos
Long exposure time lapse photos of fireflies stacked together for several hours of movement and light.
2022 Fireflies
27 photos
2023 Fireflies
19 photos
Camera Toss
632 photos, 3 videos
cameratoss.blogspot.com/
Tossing my camera in a spinning motion over a long exposure. Acrobatic Art!
www.tackyshack.net
Videos
162 videos
You can also view more of my videos at www.youtube.com/user/tackyshack
The Tools
31 photos
The Milky Way
78 photos, 8 videos
BTS Light Painting Frames
67 photos
Tacky Man
145 photos, 6 videos
My light painted persona.
Light Painted Tunnels
116 photos, 4 videos
They're tunnels. I paint in them too.
Tacky Flowers
76 photos, 2 videos
Tacky Trees
144 photos, 1 video
I paint trees. Trees are cool.
Light Painting with Animals
86 photos, 1 video
I like this idea. Maybe I can capture a deer in my yard with the mega light and light paint around them sending them into an alarmed state of confusion. My poor ducks have seen things that no duck...
Long Exposures in the Light
56 photos, 6 videos
Snow Painting
209 photos
Running around in the cold snow with lights. There's something magical about long exposure photographs in the snow. Everything is so still.
Interactive Light Painting Demonstration
110 photos, 4 videos
Sharing the wonders of light painting with the public. It feels good.
Mega Strip
64 photos
5 meters of RGB strip attached to a telescoping fishing pole. A bit wonky and wobbly to paint with but always fun stuff.
To the Tree & Back
24 photos
Going back and forth around my favorite apple tree.
Bubbles Bubbles Bubbles
148 photos
Tekno Bubbles make great floors for light painting!
Sunflowers Light Painted
23 photos
I light painted our sunflowers at a tight aperture of f/16 - f/22. They are cool. They grow fast. They are tall. The wind makes them move too much. Sometimes I can make it look like an eye. ...
The ILLumenator
4 photos
A super hero that is nothing but bright white light. Suggestions are welcome.
Deep Space Imagineer
42 photos
Pond Shacktography
93 photos
Taking the light painting into the water. It's tricky but the reflections pay dividends.
Tablet / Phone Light Painting
12 photos
Something I hope to incorporate into more of my light painting. Too many things, never enough time....
Light Painted Caves
22 photos
A place to light paint during daylight hours. Also damp and tricky to navigate with camera and light gear. Generally worth the effort.
Fire & Light Figures
21 photos
So I finally took the leap into making the mask a full body. We'll see where this goes....
Monkey Light
279 photos, 3 videos
www.monkeylectric.com
Digital Light Wand
170 photos
I have to say, Mike's tutorial is thorough. I plan to use his spreadsheet code generator to make some patterns soon.
Phil Wright's light wand code generator works most excellent as well.
Blinky Tape
56 photos
blinkinlabs.com/blinkytape/
Dorcy & Diehard Flashlights
13 photos, 2 videos
Sponsors are awesome.
www.dorcydirect.com
Coast Flashlights
8 photos
www.coastportland.com
RGB Strip Hula Spinner
83 photos, 1 video
Magic Schoon Sticks
97 photos, 5 videos
This set is huge thank you to my man Duane Schoon. He showed me how to build these awesome light tools and boy, are they ever the ultimate! I believe they will be my tool of choice for a long time...
Nishika 3D & Wobble Gifs
3 photos
Smena
40 photos
I hope to add to this set slowly over time as I figure out this whole toy camera lomo stuff.
I suppose the idea is to not figure it out and settle for a few odd shots out of a roll because that's...
Painting the Playset
9 photos
I made a set for it. I plan to carry on with this and work up to a time lapse eventually.
Tacky Light Pendulums/Physiograms
42 photos
I thought I'd try giving the pendulum/physiogram idea a go too. You dangle your light source from a string, swing it, and let it go. You know, like a pendulum. Fun stuff.
Shacktography with Props
47 photos, 1 video
Light Painting is so much more fun when there are cool props to utilize. Orko and Rangutang are the first to join the set. Alf, Gumby, Kemit, and Roger Rabbit have mad an appearance. Who's...
Strobist and Light Painting
45 photos, 1 video
Floyd Fest 2010
78 photos, 4 videos
TxPilot, Dennis Calvert, Jediimind, and DoctorTongs all drove/flew in to participate in some interactive light painting with the festival goers. Thanks for making the trip fellas!
We had a booth...
Emerald Isle
16 photos, 1 video
An amazing week vacationing with family at a beach house in North Carolina. I made the most of my opportunities at night.
Tri1i
16 photos, 1 video
Aaron, Robey and I all have t1is. Together we make tri1i. Best retNize!
Tri-County Shuffle
21 photos, 2 videos
Doctor Tongs and I pulled a 14 hour light painting marathon. It was fun.
Bama Experience
16 photos, 3 videos
Collaborations at Dennis Calvert's turf September 2010.
Tad the Bat Stencil
12 photos, 1 video
Check out F-Light of the Night to see where he's been. See his route here.
Light Painted Ridez
12 photos
Had to start a set for this. I may even start a flickr group here soon.... =)
Prepping for the Summer Festival 2010
47 photos, 10 videos
Having fun in my Tacky Tent. I'm going for a blank canvas here. All black. I have blackdrops covering the ceiling and walls and will be putting black plywood on the ground.
This tent will be used...
Daylight photos
104 photos, 2 videos
Look at me taking photos at a fraction of a second shutter speed! Well.... most of the time anyways.
Lightning
5 photos
I hope to expand on this set over time.
My Kids' Light Paintings
19 photos
Tacky Jr. and Tacky III will no doubt grow up doing what their old man does one way or another!
Fractalius
28 photos
I dislike using photoshop under most circumstances but this is a nifty effect for light painting.
Not a Project 366 - 2012
158 photos, 7 videos
6 other light painting flickr photog friends are on board as well:
Catch-light
Jules
Pikebubbles
Colin Cameron
[inFocus]
R Digi
365ish Daze 2010
293 photos, 4 videos
Well... I managed to get 298 nights in a year. Not bad. I'll never come this close again I doubt...
2010 LP Olympic Entries
15 photos
www.flickr.com/groups/2010lpolympics/
Musicians
10 photos
Strange Coffee Co.
6 photos
My friends at the Easy Chair Coffee Shop are working on re-branding their coffee. I dig the name and their beans are the best!
Professor Cline's Enchanted Castle Studios
5 photos
Mark Cline has a ton of work that I look forward to painting with light. This set will be devoted to that.
Explored
33 photos, 2 videos
I end up feeling like other photos should be up here instead of these but hey, it is what it is.
I created this folder for those who being "explored" matters to them. Maybe I should...
Face Down
8 photos
Trevor got me started on this. Join the madness! www.flickr.com/groups/1344598@N21/
Macro
4 photos
I'm still a newb at this and have a cheap macro lens but I hope to get some cool shots in every now and again.
12V Spotlight
9 photos
I'm sponsored by this company so I figured I'd make a set for them.
The beginnings of my obsession
17 photos
E&G Portraits
1 photo