Step-by-Step: Light Painting a Desert Tow Truck With Star Trails

Jan 16, 2026

Two rusted vintage pickup trucks positioned side-by-side in a desert landscape at night, with star trails streaking across the dark sky and a cross silhouetted on a distant hill.

I wanted to photograph and light paint a super-long exposure of a vintage tow truck with long star trails, but I also needed to do this quickly so I could continue teaching workshop participants. How did I do this? I’ll take you behind the scenes of my desert ghost town long-exposure photo.

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I wanted to photograph and light paint a super-long exposure of a vintage tow truck with long star trails, but I also needed to do this quickly so I could continue teaching workshop participants. How did I do this? I’ll take you behind the scenes of my desert ghost town long-exposure photo.
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