{"id":166,"date":"2015-09-18T14:51:24","date_gmt":"2015-09-18T14:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughqelliott.com\/blog\/?p=166"},"modified":"2015-09-18T14:51:24","modified_gmt":"2015-09-18T14:51:24","slug":"maker-festival-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughqelliott.com\/blog\/maker-festival-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Maker Festival TO"},"content":{"rendered":"

This summer I was pleased to take part in Maker Festival Toronto<\/a>\u00a0in two capacities. I was an exhibitor-participant in the Glowatorium and invited as a component of the opening night party. Both activities provided their unique opportunities and challenges.<\/p>\n

Make it Glow Party<\/h3>\n

The opening night party’s theme was “Make it Glow”. My project being long exposure photography coupled with LED-filled vending machine balls was a natural fit. It was gratifying to have my work appreciated and I was more than happy to be involved. The gallery from the party is here<\/a>. One thing that I enjoy is seeing an interpretation of my original concept by individuals. For instance, this guy with the LED shirt! I kept pointing to all the lights people had as possible capture points.<\/p>\n

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LED shirt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Or this woman with awesome LED glasses.<\/p>\n

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LED Glasses<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I can say that my voice was tired after an evening of yelling “3! 2! 1! GO!” and “3! 2! 1! STOP!” but having captured 77 gallery images (many more that didn’t make the gallery as I needed to get permission put the pictures up and if the subject didn’t like what was taken, they could say no). Nick Pagee<\/a> was kind enough to take a video of what I was dealing with. The funny thing about long exposure is simply that you’re not really sure what you’ll draw in the air. It takes practice to be consistent.<\/p>\n