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Spend an evening learning how to think about painting your images with light. How long should your exposure be? What areas do you light first? How do you deal with shadows? What lens do you use to create the 3D effect that you want? What gear do you need to get started? Creigh Ryan McIntyre will share his Digital Workflow from start to finish.
Automotive Light Painting is a specialized photographic technique that transforms vehicles into striking works of art by manipulating light in a controlled, creative manner. This process typically involves photographing a car in a dark environment using long exposure times to capture the interplay of light and shadow.
About Creigh Ryan McIntyre
Creigh Ryan McIntyre, known professionally as Creigh Photography, is a Southern California-based freelance photographer celebrated for his unique light-painted images of classic cars, emergency vehicles, and aircraft. A self-taught artist who began his journey photographing landscapes and events, Ryan developed a niche in long-exposure photography, using controlled lighting to highlight intricate vehicle details.
Raised in Los Angeles and San Diego, his lifelong appreciation for automobiles and public service vehicles deeply influences his work. Balancing his creative pursuits with a full-time job, he maintains photography as a passion-driven endeavor, with clients ranging from car collectors to fire and police departments. His distinctive style and community engagement have earned him accolades, including being named Fstoppers’ Photographer of the Month in June 2022.
The meeting will start promptly at 7 pm, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm for setup and social hour.
Join us for our Monthly Critique Night!
Our Judge for November will be Anthony (Tony) Washington.
Members bring prints for critique on the third Wednesday of each month. Prints accepted by the Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the Photographic Arts Building gallery.
Visitors are welcome, however, submitting images for critique is available for members only. If you’d like more information about joining Darkroomers, please check out our membership page and email us if you have any questions.
About Tony
Tony Washington is an Eisner Award-winning illustrator with over 30 years of experience in the entertainment industry, spanning comics, animated features, video games, and VR. His extensive credits include work on the Ratchet & Clank and TMNT CGI films, official poster art for The Crow, and lead illustrator for the ACLU (SDIC) for 9 years. He is also a New York Times bestselling artist for World of Warcraft: Ashbringer and a multiple San Diego County Fair award winner. Tony’s expertise in digital compositing, concept art, and matte painting has made him a sought-after artist for major studios and publishers. In addition to his studio work, he is an active member of the Adobe Experts Community and regularly leads workshops—both online and in-person—focused on supporting artists and students of all levels.
The meeting will start promptly at 7 pm, but we’ll open the building at 6 pm for setup and social hour.
Join us for our Monthly Critique Night!
Our judge for December will be Don Bartlett.
Members bring prints for critique on the third Wednesday of each month. Prints accepted by the Judge will hang for up to 2 months in the Photographic Arts Building gallery.
Visitors are welcome, however, submitting images for critique is available for members only. If you’d like more information about joining Darkroomers, please check out our membership page and email us if you have any questions.
About Don
From the crowded streets of California to the continent-spanning routes of human migration, Don uses the camera to preserve story-telling moments that often pass in the blink of an eye. All of us who appreciate the medium know that there is no better evidence of a fleeting moment than the still photograph. Some can make us smile; some make us weep. Over his 52-year career on the road as a newspaper photojournalist, he occasionally found himself focusing on things that made him wonder, “How can such things be?”.