“Industrial Light Bulb” by Harold Ross ***** For many years, I have been hosting my Light Painting Photography blog here on WordPress, which has served me very well, and I wish to thank my subscribers and followers! Now that my Light Painting The Still Life Workshop has moved over to an Online Video Course, I have decided to bring my blog over to the same platform. This WordPress blog will remain active for reference to the many articles that I have created over the years, and you will also still be able to view the student images and testimonials. Any future articles will be posted on my new ..read more

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  “Mallet and Nail” by Harold Ross  I have heard that people ask the question: “How does Harold Ross create depth in his photographs?” It has nothing to do with the camera, but everything to do with the light! This is the core of why Painting with Light is so powerful and transformative. By using light from a particular angle, distance, and motion, one can get the benefits of a small light source, and at the same time make it beautiful like a large light source! Also, keeping in mind that our subconscious gives us the impression that lighter things come forward and darker ..read more

*** AT LAST!! “Industrial Light Bulb” by Harold Ross After years of hard work and preparation, I’m excited to invite you to join me on my creative journey. I am happy to announce the launch of my Light Painting the Still Life Online Video Course. You can now explore and learn my method of creating beautiful Light Painted Images, made possible through my carefully crafted, self-guided online course, which includes over 30 videos, and much more! For additional information and to view a Video about the course, please click on THIS LINK Thank you so much! *** www.lightpaintingworkshops.com ..read more

“1966 Wilton Bullet Vise” by Harold Ross ***** I know that it’s been a while… but there is a good reason! After many years of having students from around the world attend my In-Person Light Painting Workshops (I feel so fortunate and honored), and after getting a great number of requests, I made the decision to create a complete and comprehensive set of self-guided online videos. It has been years in the making! I’ve been concentrating so much on this project that I’ve had to step away from social media for a time.  Very soon, I am going to be introducing my Light Painting Foundation C ..read more

As always, if you’re viewing this in an email, please click the title of this post to see the blog, which offers a better viewing experience. ***** My wife Vera and I have a collection of Japanese teapots, and I have, over time, been making a series of photographs of them. Many of the subjects I’ve photographed over the years have been very generous gifts, given to me by friends and family. The three images below are no exception… the teapot in the first image was given to me by my friend Fadi Acra. I was so immediately in love with this teapot; the design, the materials and that patina! “Jap ..read more

**** Connect with and learn from the world’s best night photographers. Hello everyone! Just a reminder about the upcoming Night Photo Summit 2023 online conference! This is an online conference where over 35 photographers gather to give live presentations from Friday, Feb 3rd through Sunday evening, Feb 5th, 2023. Although I do create Light Painted landscape images, my talk will focus on Light Painting the Still Life. My “Light Painting the Still Life” presentation is scheduled for Friday, Feb 3rd, at 2:30PM Eastern, and you can sign up using my personal link HERE.   Here’s a video by Ma ..read more

**** Connect with and learn from the world’s best night photographers. Hello everyone! I wanted to let you all know about the Night Photo Summit 2023 online conference! This is an online conference where over 35 photographers gather to give live presentations from Friday, Feb 3rd through Sunday evening, Feb 5th, 2023. The fee is $399 USD and that’s over 45 hours of night photography education, plus all sessions are recorded and available for 12 months after the event. Lance Keimig, one of the partners and instructors at this Night Photo Summit, had asked me in the past to be a presenter ..read more

As a youngster, I was told that I was an “Oily Achiever”… OK, enough with the puns! It’s been a number of months since I’ve posted as I’ve been so busy! I finally found some time to share some images. It’s no secret that I love oil cans, or “oilers”, to be more exact. In today’s day and age of modern technology, we sometimes forget that machines had to be oiled regularly to function properly. The “oilers” used to perform that task came in every size and shape imaginable. For me, there is something beautiful about the design of these utilitarian objects. I see them as sculptural elements, and i ..read more

**** “The Bowl of Hygieia” Photograph by Harold Ross Connect, engage and energize your photography alongside the world’s best photographers. Hello everyone! This is a reminder that the Out of Chicago LIVE! 2022 photography conference begins this month on March 11th! That’s less than 9 days away! This is an online global conference where over 60 photographers gather to give live talks and inspiration from Friday, March 11th through Sunday evening, March 13th. The fee is the same as last year, but there are 20 additional photographers this year! All sessions are recorded and available for 12 mo ..read more