I am now offering my own personal set of Photoshop Smoke Brushes.

Why Use Photoshop Smoke Brushes

I draw a lot of inspiration from classic paintings, especially the Dutch Master Painters who would often paint smoke above an extinguished candle, for instance.

Here is an example of where I have u...

My Grandfather’s Knife by Harold Ross

Why does Light Painting work?

Light Painting affords us the ability to reveal and enhance the depth, dimension, and detail of our subjects.

This can only happen if applying the light correctly, while making sure that we skim the light from the proper angle ...

Brass Block and Marble by Harold Ross

We are very excited to announce a great new update to our Light Painting Photoshop Plugin Panel, available to my Foundation Course Students. As you know, the panel not only speeds up the light painting workflow, but it also keeps us on track and organized. It...

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I have just released a new Light Painting The Still Life Advanced Video… This video is focused on the techniques that we must use when shooting a "Flatlay" image, or one where the camera is looking straight down onto the still life set. If you are interested in working in this way, a...

I am pleased to announce that we have now completed what turned out to be a pretty large task! We have added Closed Captions (subtitles) to all of my Light Painting Foundation Course Online Videos (Advanced Videos to follow soon) in the following languages:

English, French, German, Italian, Spani...

Japanese Brushes #5 by Harold Ross

Power Of Light Painting

I often think about the incredible power of light (and light painting). Light is something that many of us take for granted, and I think most of us, myself included, underestimate how the proper application of light can literally transfo...

In many ways, photography is about getting the viewer to see what we want them to see. This is true of any kind of photography, not just light painting. For instance, in landscape photography, we must distill the world down, simplifying it in order to make our point visually.

Still life work is no ...

"Fleur-de-Lis" by Harold Ross

I hope everyone has a fruitful and terrific 2024. I'm not sure about you, but I am amazed at how quickly 2023 went by! The Holidays and New Year's celebrations kept us busy, but we are back at work now, and excited to see what this year brings! 

Initially, the proce...

Photograph by Harold Ross

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"Mallet and Nail" by Harold Ross

 I have heard that people ask the question: "How does Harold Ross create depth in his photographs?"

It has nothing to do with the camera, but everything to do with the light! This is the core of why Painting with Light is so powerful and transformative.

By us...