Light Writing Photography?

It is called "light graffiti". Put your camera on a tripod, and use either the self timer or an external shutter release. Set your camera to a long exposure (say between 15 and 30 seconds, although you might want it much longer than that, depending on your project). Not all little P&S cameras can do this. The shorter time you have, the more limited you are in what you can do with it. Refer to your manual if you don't know how to do something - you should know that book inside out, anyway (if you lost it, download a new one from the manufacturer). Make sure you are in a very dark room/area. It helps to have an assistant dressed in dark clothes - less chance of showing up in the shot. Use pretty much any light source you can think of, experimenting with it is fun. Also play with different ISOs and apertures to see the differences there. It will turn out a good learning experience, as well. So once everything is set up and ready, click your shutter button/timer and have your assistant move around with the light source. Have fun trying to make different designs, all the way from some random squiggle to carefully planned and executed designs. P.S. Some people call it "painting with light" which is actually a very different technique. Here is an amazing video about it: http://fstoppers.com/night-photography-how-to-paint-with-light/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fstoppersfeed+%28fstoppers%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

no......you really need to learn how camera works.....a DSLR can do it.....you have to go to Aperture Priority Mode and go the largest possible(f/22) and drop your ISO to 100. the proper term for this is called long exposure....and you also need a tripod so that you camera is steady.....email me if you have more question

Your camera needs manual controls. You need a long shutter speed and wide aperture. I usually go with 30" f/3.5 and iso 200-400

This is sometimes called painting with light. I recently did this for a project with great success. I used a Nikon D200, using the Multiple Exposure feature with the auto gain ON. The camera was on a tripod and with the subject in the dark, I painted the subject with light using a penlight flashlight. The shutter was left open for 30 seconds during each of the multiple exposures and the subject was moved within the composed space to add interest. The digital camera is a much better tool than a film camera because the photographer can make instant changes in technique as the session continues. Again in the dark one can actually write out letters and words, but it is rather cliche. I have samples if you wish to see them. Email is the best way to move images over the Internet. You can change the apparent colour of the flashlights light by adjusting the colour temperature setting on the cameras menu or shoot in RAW and make the adjustment in Photoshop.

Your camera needs manual controls. You need a long shutter speed and wide aperture. I usually go with 30" f/3.5 and iso 200-400

no......you really need to learn how camera works.....a DSLR can do it.....you have to go to Aperture Priority Mode and go the largest possible(f/22) and drop your ISO to 100. the proper term for this is called long exposure....and you also need a tripod so that you camera is steady.....email me if you have more question