Light painting is the technique of lighting an object or scene with a small light source. It is achieved by shooting in complete darkness while leaving the shutter on your camera open. During the multi minute exposure, you light each part of the subject separately. You can use a flash, flashlight, etc. The result can be creepy or beautiful, but it has a distinct look.
I've never tried this on a large scale, but I must. Here is a small scale experiment from many years ago.
Tech Notes:
I don't remember everything, but I believe it was shot with my Canon Elan II 35mm camera. It was lit with at least 20 pops from a Vivitar 283 flash.
