![]() ![]() The Pixelstick has a collapsed height of 42" and will pack away nicely into the included padded carry bag. The Pixelstick is easy enough to use it takes a little bit of practice to get the timings right and you will need a steady hand to get a smooth image, but the speed at which the image is flashed through the LEDs can be adjusted, as well as the brightness and white balance, giving you lots of options to play with. Then, think of the Pixelstick like a printer: you need to glide it through the air to ‘print’ the image - you won’t be able to see the image whilst you are doing it, but the results will be visible on your camera whilst the Pixelstick and person using it will remain invisible. To use the Pixelstick, you need a camera on a tripod set up to take a long exposure photograph. It is then used to create beautiful effects through long exposure. The Pixelstick is more than just a light bar - it is a device with 200 LEDs that can be programmed to produce graphics, photos and patterns – if you have an image, Pixelstick can reproduce it. I was excited enough to see the Pixelstick on TV and was positively bouncing off the walls when it came into the office. ![]() Since then my friends and family have been subjected various odd requests whenever we have been out in the dark with my DSLR, included running around with illuminated balloons, writing with sparklers and creating Christmas trees from glow sticks. In fact, one of my final pieces was of a long exposure on a bridge capturing the light trails left behind by the cars below - not very original, I know, but lots of fun. One of my favourite lessons in A-level photography was learning how to play with long exposures and light. ![]()
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