With the amazing Live Composite feature of Olympus cameras we can create intricate light painting images even when it is incredible bright. Here is a quick look at me creating a few images this way. Peace, Denis www.denissmith.com.au
Great video! It really shows what’s possible with Olympus’ Live Composite and its potential, which may only be limited by a photographer’s imagination. Thanks for the video!
Denis, I truly love this and how simple you made it look. Can you show us more about the light thingy and how you moved it around? ? Great work. From the UK...
Love it !!!.... not sure if any other cameras other than Olympus have live composite ... it’s an enhanced bulb setting where you can see what is being recorded during the exposure..
Fascinating video -- THANKS! Is it possible - or have you ever tried - to do a live composite in the daytime? Not really bright Sun of course but on a hazy overcast day -- I'm guessing since 1/2 second is the quickest exposure, one would have to use both tiny aperture and an ND filter. Just curious.
It also helps if the person wears dark clothes so the light doesn't reflect onto his/her clothes. Live Capture only captures new lights that are coming in, hence the moon doesn't get over-exposed even if the shutter is opened for an hour. You will see the moon trails however, but it doesn't get brighter.
I need your advice am trying to use live composite in my Olympus em1 mark iii but not active why? although i can reach it from menu but not active when shopping any clue?
As far as I know it's unique to Olympus. Others should surely have copied it by now ... it's a way of setting a background image, and then recording only changes in/of light (for the chosen period) afterwards. Olympus makes brilliant cameras and bloody awful manuals, hence the need for explanatory videos by others (like this).
