pixelstick - Light painting evolved.

A project in New York, NY by Bitbanger Labs
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Add photoreal images, abstract designs, and animation to your long exposure photos and timelapse.
Backers: 2171
Average Pledge Per Backer: $289

Funded: $628,417 of $110,000
Dates: Oct 29th -> Dec 13th (46 days)
Project By: Bitbanger Labs
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Latest News

Home Streeeeetch!

December 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Kickstarter! Well, we're rounding the bend on our last few days of the campaign. It's been an exciting, inspiring, and extremely busy few weeks, and we're happy to report that we have made a ton of progress towards getting pixelstick through to... (Read More)

Go Go Gadget Giftcard

November 18th - via: kickstarter.com
We've had a bunch of messages from folks wondering what to do if they want to give pixelstick as a gift. It's a good question! We had a think on it and figured the best thing to do is offer a separate reward level where the backer receives a neato... (Read More)

Funded and then some!

November 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello, Kickstarter! It's been another wonderful week at Bitbanger Labs. As soon as it became apparent, sometime last Thursday, that pixelstick was destined to be born unto the world, we dramatically pushed the giant red button on our master control... (Read More)

Pixelstick Kickstarter Simplifies Light Painting

November 6th - via: tested.com
Light painting is one of the most fun tricks you can do with any modern camera that lets you change exposure time (shutter speed). The concept is pretty simple: the longer the shutter is open, the more light the camera sensor receives in its frame. Long exposures are traditionally used to bright out the illumination in a very dark scene, for example a cityscape at night. But when the light sources in the frame move during that exposure time, that light creates a ghosting effect that can look very cool in the resulting image. Light painting tools, like flashlights or novel lighting gadgets have let photographers experiment with long exposure tricks, and a new Kickstarted product aims to make the technique even easier. (Read More)

Bitbanger Labs’ Pixelstick steps up the art of light painting

November 3rd - via: slashgear.com
Pixelstick, a stick of colored LEDs that paints highly complex and artistic light paintings onto long-exposure digital photographs, has completely blown away its Kickstarter goal four days into its 45-day campaign. Launched Oct. 29, the campaign funds the mass production and sale of the tool. The first Pixelsticks are projected to ship May 2014. (Read More)

Awesome tech you can't buy yet

November 3rd - via: digitaltrends.com
Check out our roundup of the coolest crowdfunding projects and product announcements that hit the Web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk! (Read More)

What a start! Happy Halloween!

October 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings, Backers!  We're utterly amazed at the response pixelstick has gotten so far. Effusive coverage in Gizmodo, Fstoppers, Colossal, and Popphoto, as well as all the wonderful emails and tweets we've gotten from backers (and potential... (Read More)

Neon Rainbows Totally Make Everything Look Cooler

October 31st - via: thebolditalic.com
If you thought neon waterfalls were amazing, how about neon rainbows, which the Brooklyn design team Bitbanger Labs is helping bring to life through a new Kickstarter project. (Read More)

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