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1. Light Writing Proposal
2 years ago
This long exposure, and the making of footage, were shot over three nights in Raleigh, North Carolina as a proposal to Emily Kern.

The words "Emily, will you marry me?" Were spelled out in light writing. The final image is made up of approximately 800 individual 10 second exposures.

Both the Time lapse and video were shot with Canon 7Ds.

I've put a description of the process of up at
derickandemily.com/Home/Proposal.html
  • Jerzy Zamora 2 years ago
    Great work !
    And ? Yes or no ?
    Where shines the answer ?
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  • Derick Childress 2 years ago
    The answer was a resounding yes ;-)
  • iamkalaniprince plus 1 year ago
    Holy Lithium Ionosphere Batman, this is so freaking amazing on a multitude of levels !

    First off congratulations, second off, how the heck did you do this ?! I know I'm seeing the making-of, but it just seems like a technical monster.. Not to mention 3500 point FONT.. Well done.. And I thought I'd get creative some day by pre burying a box of wine and chocolates on a beautiful Maui Moonlit beach... I gotsta step up the game..

    Love and Aloha to you and the new lady, iamKP-
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  • WhiteNoise Lab plus 2 years ago
    Very well done! Way to go Derick! Congratulations :)
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  • Nice one Derick. Congrats to both of you.
    I wanted to ask you how you embedded the vimeo video in your (what looks like mobile me) website.
    I have a website hosted my mobile me and i have not been able to embed a video on it. Unless I am an idiot and have over complicated the process?
    If you would let me know that would be great.
    Thanks
  • Derick Childress 2 years ago
    Thanks Mark!
    Yes, I used iWeb 09 and I just used the HTML snippet widget and placed the embed code inside. Worked like a charm.
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  • BLOGitse 2 years ago
    wow! what a job you did man!
    Congrats to both and be good to each others!
    and talk, talk, talk... :)

    Greetings from Cairo!
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  • nessa kessinger 2 years ago
    Linked it to my blog nessakblog.com -- I had to share this with my brides. =)

    <3
  • Derick Childress 2 years ago
    Thanks for the link!
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  • James Baker 2 years ago
    Very cool idea, and congrats! Looks like it was an incredibly complicated process.....well done!
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  • $kull C@ndy 2 years ago
    Huuuugs!
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  • Sylvain Sarrailh 2 years ago
    Great and nice idea ! but where does form this music ?
    (sorry for my english ^^)
  • Thomas Schrader 2 years ago
    It's "All is Love" by Karen O And The Kids ;-)
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  • victor miguel 2 years ago
    more than answering yes, she could evan have paid you for such a beautiful way of asking ;-)
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  • Olivier Blaecke plus 2 years ago
    Last news : she changed her mind :)
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  • mpared plus 2 years ago
    awesome posted at the curious brain hope you dont mind
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  • Michael Fawke plus 2 years ago
    congrats
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  • Jorge Brivilati 2 years ago
    Funny way to proposal it! I liked too much. Congrats.
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  • Hey, much better than the knee on the ground. ^^
    Well done Derick!
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  • Pavel Dolecek 2 years ago
    Second song is awesome, I had to google it :))

    Karen O & The Kids - All Is Love
    youtube.com/watch?v=rAfcBwYuNDU
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  • Reklam Fabrikası 2 years ago
    Great Proposal of course ! :) a talented application of light writing. I also had this kinda shots but as u mentioned on ur blog, it is the biggest scale i had ever seen. Good Job!
    PS : I wish she knows how lucky she is... :)
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  • Matt S plus 2 years ago
    Nice. This required a lot of patience and a lot of friends. Clearly you are blessed with both. Best wishes.
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  • Even Quach plus 2 years ago
    Absolutely amazing job man.
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  • Nao Tokui 2 years ago
    Congratulations!
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  • wildfluver 2 years ago
    amamamamamaaaazing :)
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  • Paul Degnan 2 years ago
    Nicely done. I love that you had friends help you make it happen. And nice URL! (from a fellow half of a [spouse]and[spouse].com couple)
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  • Vincent McAninch plus 2 years ago
    Perfect.
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  • Melissa Smith 2 years ago
    this is beautiful. =)
    i posted it on my facebook page a few days ago, before i decided to join Vimeo, and all my friends were commenting out how sweet it was, and what an inspiration you are.
    Congrats!
    i've worked with light painting for my digital photography and graphic design projects...it really is fun stuff to work with.
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  • Urbanartcore.eu 2 years ago
    nice work! I wrote an article about it:
    urbanartcore.eu/giant-light-writing-marriage-proposal/
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  • Le Minxxx 2 years ago
    That is such a creative + beautiful proposal. Congrats!
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  • Francisco Carneiro 2 years ago
    Awesome work! Great job :) (And congratulations)
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  • nice work!! Perfect.
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  • Rodol 2 years ago
    WOW, nice work man!

    Whats the name of the first Song??

    And good luck with your wife.
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  • VsTheBrain plus 2 years ago
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  • Will Spillane plus 2 years ago
    thats mega! so cool.
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  • Stuart Atkins plus 2 years ago
    nicely done. congrats by the way, i'm gonna assume she said yes.
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  • catherine 2 years ago
    Brilliant! Really love it x
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  • Josephine Jost 2 years ago
    really nice! on a slightly different note, did you do the music yourself? altogether great!
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  • Dan Beals 2 years ago
    Epic!
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  • Kumiko Ide 2 years ago
    Utterly charmed. What a fabulous and creative way to propose. Your friends are so great for partaking in this, as well.
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  • Emanuel Erazo 2 years ago
    Amazing ;)
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  • Keith Bolis 2 years ago
    Very nice. Good job.
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  • ramius5th 2 years ago
    Congrats !!!

    Thats an original way to proposal it. :)
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  • Kin Leung 2 years ago
    wads the title of the music at the start? its soothing :)
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  • Nabil Lam 2 years ago
    congrats man!! X)
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  • Kavin J. 2 years ago
    A-w-e-s-o-m-e :-)
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  • Rafael M. 2 years ago
    WOW. congrats! that was amazing.
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  • ohhhhh! congratulations!
    what a creative and romantic idea.
    well done!

    have a great life together!
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  • rickflick 2 years ago
    Koool.
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  • Yolando Siahaya 2 years ago
    way coooool.... congrats!!!!!!
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  • Dave Thomas Visuals plus 2 years ago
    so cool
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  • GOMEZ ALFONSO 2 years ago
    That girl only said YES a big one sounded YES
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  • Tovkal 2 years ago
    Great Job, and congrats.
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  • Thiago Kitazawa 2 years ago
    óun! Congratz!
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  • maria de narvaez 2 years ago
    I love it!!!!
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  • Chris Ranson 2 years ago
    I like it a lot....

    Did she say yes!?!? I guess she wouldn't really have a choice after seeing how much work you put into it!
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  • Jaewoong Hwang 2 years ago
    epic!
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  • Sean Horne 1 year ago
    Sweet !!!
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  • dibbv 1 year ago
    Great work man, very creative!
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  • ocube 1 year ago
    Really good work, hope she said yes!!!
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  • Tommix 1 year ago
    i'm interested in music used in this video-can you write authors??
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  • medopal 1 year ago
    wow, that was awesome Derick, i read your description as well. Its very nice work and not a simple one.

    Congrats both, Emily you got yourself a special guy ;-)
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  • sam mitchell 1 year ago
    well done matey - fanbloody tastic
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  • Eny 1 year ago
    fantastic work
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  • Único Momento 1 year ago
    good
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  • Roberta Almeida 1 year ago
    Its got LOVE written all over it!
    Congratulations!!!!
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  • Plain Vanilla Boy 1 year ago
    Yeah! love wins!
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  • Dasha Boichenko 1 year ago
    Beautifully done, this makes me jealous of Emily haha! She's lucky to have you :)
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  • Mathias Laustrup 1 year ago
    I dont get how the thing works?
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  • Ryan McNamee plus 1 year ago
    Very well done! Congrats! Can't wait to see more of your work.
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  • Good JOB Men :)
    I Propose on desert island bu You are the MASTER :)
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  • libellule 1 year ago
    classy and beautiful - Amazing mastering and patience!
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  • sogni birchofiani 1 year ago
    Awesome!
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  • dirkvde 1 year ago
    Geest work
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  • steffen 1 year ago
    good job
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  • thailon 1 year ago
    great idea & work ... god luck to you couple !
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  • Olivier Rensonnet 1 year ago
    ma.gni.fi.que !!!

    félicitations ....
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  • Germán Zapata 1 year ago
    People can do the most amazing things.
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  • Kathie Childress 1 year ago
    Wishing you both the BEST!!!!
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  • LF Bittencourt 1 year ago
    Fucking awesome!
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  • Hadi Al-sinan 1 year ago
    Awesome
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  • She could not reject))
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  • Pavlos Mavridis 11 months ago
    What a great idea! Congratulations for the video!
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  • Philippe Stenier 11 months ago
    Very original and beautifully put together!
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  • T.Hassan 10 months ago
    hey great work and effort!!
    i know im late but its always a pleasure seeing something original and different
    thumbs up dude
    very inspiring and i love the medium u chose!!
    all the best!
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  • EiO 10 months ago
    wow so sweet and awesome. the girl must be a very lucky person
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  • ilham beginz 10 months ago
    nice, thumb up. gokil 
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  • Pâmella Ferrari 10 months ago
    Parabéns! Incrível o trabalho. Há poucos como você no mundo, se ela não gostava de você, certamente deve te amar muito agora! :)
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  • Kenneth Gandakusuma 9 months ago
    absolutely awesome!
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  • rek plus 8 months ago
    CHingon!!! Buen trabajo!!!
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  • Randomthoughts 8 months ago
    Watched this for a couple of times now. You are a genius man :) Congratulations!
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  • gabriela cardona 8 months ago
    QUE BONITO! hey a tear came out of my eye, lucky gurl, btw whats the name of the song :)?
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  • A technical nightmare that you made brilliant! I'm blown away by the dedication to the idea. Great job.
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  • Joannie Jomitol 7 months ago
    brilliant!!!!!!!
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  • sara gorringe 6 months ago
    Ahhhhhhh, Lovely!!
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  • CarlitoGraphy plus 5 months ago
    i am amazed! :)
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  • Enot 4 months ago
    guys, After Effect will save us from all those long hours of hiking with torches. cool of course, but sorry for your time and effort. thanks for the idea, now I will do the same thing only his method;)
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  • Dulce Guiza 4 months ago
    OMG! beautiful!!
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  • Brian Han Photo plus 4 months ago
    Great job! Was looking for the song and I know it's a combo or Igloo and All is love but what is your version called?! I can't find it!
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