Artist Darren Pearson (whose work has been featured by Apple) has produced some amazing light paintings using his iPhone and Apple Watch with NightCap Camera. He’s also very kindly produced a tutorial video showing how it’s done, so you can try it yourself!

Please note that focusing has changed in NightCap, and you will usually want to set it to 100 unless your subject is pretty close to the camera.

Do you need a tripod? NightCap aligns each frame as it shoots, so you can light paint handheld. A tripod is still worth using though: a light painting often takes several minutes, and that’s a long time to hold a phone still and keep the shot carefully aligned.

Not got NightCap Camera yet?

Download NightCap Camera on the App Store