Ledonardo, my light painting hardware project
Ledonardo, my light painting hardware project launched on October 2, 2019 with 442 votes, #10 of 3,363 launches that month and more than 99% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 7 years on.
In plain words
Ledonardo is a light painting hardware project that enables users to create long-exposure photographs using custom lighting equipment. Launched in 2019, the project provides the tools and guidance needed for artists and photographers interested in exploring light painting techniques. The work is documented on the creator's website at stavros.io, offering resources for those looking to build and experiment with their own light painting setups.
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From the sources
A few years ago, I set out to reinvent photography. I didn’t have a good idea how to do this, I just knew I wanted to make something original, and combining photography with my electronics skills seemed like a good way to do that. It failed at reinventing photography, but I succeeded in writing a clickbait first sentence, and the process was lots of fun too. It all started one night, when I was having drinks with a friend and looking for something new to do with photography. Our conversation went something like this: The idea was great, I would use a LED strip to display images in mid-air, like those persistence of vision displays. I could set the camera to record a long exposure,…from stavros.io
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