Portal trick photo done with light painting

Tackyshack's "The Portal is a Lie?" is a beautiful trick "painting with light" photo -- a camera is set with its shutter open in a dark place, and small lights are used selectively to illuminate parts of the image, and to draw shapes in space. The photo simulates a person going through a portal from the game of the same name, and it's a rather ingenious use of the technique.

154/366 - The Portal is a Lie? (via Neatorama)

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http://www.alltechbuzz.in/ Imran

wow its awesome trick

I appreciate the effort you spent in doing this
Thanks for sharing the trick :)
Glen Able

It is a very nice idea. I have to say, though, the portals have that “drawn using MS Paint” look to them :D
- http://www.facebook.com/tackyjackson Jeremy Jackson
  
  I agree. I think I’ll try a kevlar torch next time. It’ll have less of a portal “the game” feel but will look great and still carry the spirit of the game.
http://profiles.google.com/wevonbr Alasdair Spark

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feltmountain

Seems like an awful lot of effort to create what appears to be a poor photoshop creation.
- http://www.facebook.com/tackyjackson Jeremy Jackson
  
  That’s the point man. To hell with photoshop. People need to spend less time staring at screens and get active. This is entertainment. Photohop is work and physically lazy work at that.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_RF6KIZL33HXKRAHHJPTKXMFHNU russ

That’s cool and all, but this portal is a lie. Portals cannot be placed ‘en plein air’. That is, they require a solid surface.
- http://www.facebook.com/tackyjackson Jeremy Jackson
  
  Good point. I’ll keep that in mind the next time I try it then.