Patrick Rochon creates images using a human figure and 'paints' around them using a light source. These works are made by having the camera set to a slow shutter speed which can range from, in Rochon's case, 1 second to 30 minutes.
I really like the image above because of the way Rochon has used colour so effectively. For the photograph on the left of the group of people, I think he would have set the camera to a long shutter speed to assure he was able to capture everything he painted.
The colours used are from the same family with blues, greens and yellows and the figures stance's are positioned similarly. There is such a lot of detail in each photo, which shows that the camera shutter speed would have been set to a long setting; Rochon himself has stated how he has used minutes to create the images, rather than the standard amount of a few seconds at a time.
The different dimensions of the light on the four figures is really effective because it just highlights the shape of the body, without completely covering it all with light.
Rochon does not just create light paintings of human figures. The photo above looks like a computer edited image, which really shows his skill in making such imaginitive and inventive pieces. He may have made this image by using his light source sort of randomly, by drawing a unsystematic illustration, or he could have done a series of similar looking pieces, perhaps in different colours, sizes or shapes.
In 2007, Rochon took part in creating a television advert for car company Honda in Japan. It took 3 days to make, using photography and video to capture the special effects made by the light paintings. I really like how all the different colours reflect on the car and make it look like it's moving.
More of Rochon's work on the Honda advert: http://www.patrickrochon.com/archives/469
Full Honda advert here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8-daGvcwJc
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