Outdoor Light Painting Photography : The Essential Field Guide

An easy-to-follow, how-to guide to the art of outdoor light painting from Instagram sensations Eric Paré (400k followers) and Kim Henry (22k followers).

A book to inspire your nights. Learn the technique, embrace the process, and step into a world where light becomes your brush.

Outdoor Light-Painting Photography is an invitation to step outside after dark and discover a world where light becomes your brush. Created by artists and photographers Eric Paré and Kim Henry, this book distills more than a decade of exploration, technical refinement, and creative adventure into a practical and inspiring field guide.

Blending photography, performance, and movement, Eric and Kim have pioneered a modern approach to light-painting, transforming landscapes into luminous stages. Through clear explanations and stunning imagery, they reveal how simple tools like a flashlight and a plastic tube can create breathtaking results when combined with long-exposure photography. Inside, readers will find:

- Essential equipment and techniques to get started or refine their craft.
- Step-by-step guidance for shooting in various environments: from black canvas to beach, winter, cityscapes, and under the stars.
- Insights into composition, light shapes, workflow, and tools.
- Multiple reference tables for easy access on the field.
- A decade's worth of tips, tricks, and hard-earned wisdom from countless night sessions around the world.

Whether you're an experienced photographer seeking new creative directions or a curious beginner ready to step into the night, this book offers both technical clarity and artistic inspiration. This book is a celebration of light, movement, and the magic that happens when the sun goes down.

Eric Paré (Author)
Eric Paré
Eric Paré is a Canadian visual artist specializing in bullet-time and light-painting photography. With over 1 million followers across his TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube channels, his striking visuals and behind-the-scenes content have inspired a global community. His work has been featured on CNN, MTV, BBC, Vice, TEDx, and he has worked on large-scale campaigns with Lexus, Twitter, Adobe, HP, Intel, Facebook, Canon, and Microsoft. He owns a 400-camera studio in Montreal, where he and his team work on various multi-camera projects for ads, campaigns, films, among others. By combining technology and artistry, Eric has earned a reputable position among contemporary photographers, distinguished by his innovative use of light to paint mesmerizing images that capture the essence of movement, space, and time.

Kim Henry (Author)
Kim Henry
Kim Henry is a contemporary dancer and performer fascinated by movement, nature, and human beings. Since 2011, she has taken part in over a hundred dance, film, and physical theater projects as a freelance artist. Her creative partnership with visual artist Eric Paré began in 2014, leading to a unique practice at the crossroads of performance and digital art. Together, they developed a globally recognized light-painting aesthetic and have been sharing their process with others for over a decade. Whether in the wild or in their Montréal studio using their 176-camera 360° system or 200-camera full-body scanner, Kim brings emotion and intention to every performance, transforming ephemeral movement into lasting visual poetry.