In a Different Light. . .

On Christmas Eve, we went on a drive to see the Christmas lights and I decided to use a picture-taking technique that I learned in a Young Women's meeting.  Here are the results. 

Scroll down to figure out how to do this on any camera.  

Okay, to get results like this, you have to find a light like a traffic one, or Christmas lights like I used here, but it just has to be very dark with a few lights.  

Set your camera to a really slow exposure.  On my camera, I used a setting called "Fireworks," because I couldn't find how to change the exposure.  

Now point your camera toward the light and push the button halfway down to let it focus.  

When you're ready, push the button down to take the picture.

Once the button is pushed, move your camera all over the place and shake it, or move it in whatever pattern you want to do.  If you want a specific pattern, it's best if there's only one light to work with.  

Keep shaking it and squiggling it until it's done taking the picture.  You usually end up with something really cool.  

If you're doing a specific pattern, let's say you're doing a star, keep moving the camera in that shape until the camera's done, trying to stay on the same lines.  

Painting with light can be a blast!  Hope you have fun with it, too.