Light painting is where we started, where we made our name. Even today light is our most important material. Why? Because light is life. Because there is nothing more beautiful, more fascinating, more animating And because all people feel drawn to it. Lichtfaktor are a group of individuals that create photographs using just lights, camera and a tripod, these have inspired me to try there techniques within my own shoot. They find inspiration in graffiti, street art, and in others light painting work. Lichtfaktor says that they enjoy the contrast from using different light sources to create their images. They plan out most of their work but do find inspiration on location. When asked if Lichtfaktor thinks Light writing is an evolution of graffiti they say this “For us it is an evolution and a chance to animate graffiti characters in urban landscapes.
