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 03/22/2006 04:43:06 PM · #1
There was a small article in the most recent Rangefinder about photographing smoke. It inspired me to try a new style. What do you think?





Feel free to post your own smoke shots.
 03/22/2006 04:44:06 PM · #2
Very Cool! I like them alot!
 03/22/2006 04:45:36 PM · #3
Very nice pictures! :)
 03/22/2006 04:49:25 PM · #4
Interesting idea to mirror them! Care to share any tips from the article?

Here are mine from a recent smoke photographing stint.



03/22/2006 04:49:54 PM · #5
I love the bottom one! It looks like a spector of sorts... with a hood and no face.

Message edited by author 2006-03-22 16:51:38.
 03/22/2006 04:50:44 PM · #6


when i first saw this one i thought it was an Xray...lol...great shots if ya ask me. someday i will try it myself
 03/22/2006 04:51:09 PM · #7
What's the big secret to getting those great shots?
 03/22/2006 04:51:11 PM · #8
how is this done? is it like the painting with light?
03/22/2006 04:52:25 PM · #9
These are amazing! How do you get the smoke to twirl like that? And appear different colors? Is that editing, or done in the shot itself? You don't have to reveal all your secrets, but a hint in the right direction would rock ;D
 03/22/2006 04:57:55 PM · #10
Great images - looks like a mirror might be part of the set up?


03/22/2006 05:08:00 PM · #11
Originally posted by OdysseyF22:
These are amazing! How do you get the smoke to twirl like that? And appear different colors? Is that editing, or done in the shot itself? You don't have to reveal all your secrets, but a hint in the right direction would rock ;D


I shot the images in semi-darkness with flash @ a 90 degree angle to the camera and a black background. I put colored saran wrap over my flash unit to give the smoke color. The actual color is not that important so long as there is one to adjust as opposed to just grey. As far as post processing I have done all sort of different styles.
examples
Most of the color adjustments are done by fliping or reversing channel curves. For example to get a white background flip the lightness channel or hit "control+I " To do the mirror effect I duplicate the image and then adjust the canvas size to double the width. Then I drag the original onto my new canvas.
 03/22/2006 05:08:43 PM · #12
Oh, and the smoke is from incense

Eric

Message edited by author 2006-03-22 18:08:14.
 03/22/2006 05:21:58 PM · #13
I read the same article, and as soon as I can scrounge up some incense, I am wanting to try some

Smoke challenge would be cool, but it might be boring looking at 200 of these. :)
 03/22/2006 05:26:08 PM · #14
One thing I learnt from photographing smoke is not to chimp until after you've blown out the match thats in your hand. Took about 5 times before I learnt that lesson :(
 03/22/2006 05:29:21 PM · #15
I haven't tried it yet. These shots are great!
 03/22/2006 06:05:34 PM · #16
03/22/2006 06:12:31 PM · #17


still love smoke!
 03/23/2006 07:50:26 PM · #18
Here is todays project. It's a quad.

Which do you prefer?




03/23/2006 08:10:33 PM · #19
Woo, neat! I think I prefer the second one a little more but both are pretty cool.
 03/23/2006 08:14:06 PM · #20
mk has spoken
 01/10/2007 02:13:46 PM · #21
I have a question. I used the same camera settings as MK for her smoke photos but with my shutter at 1/80 my photos are still blurry and when i use a faster speed the photos are way to dark. I bumped up my ISO and the photos were so grainy that even neatimage couldnt help them. Is it my camera?
 01/10/2007 02:16:43 PM · #22
What are you lighting with?
 01/10/2007 02:20:12 PM · #23
Originally posted by Chinabun:
I have a question. I used the same camera settings as MK for her smoke photos but with my shutter at 1/80 my photos are still blurry and when i use a faster speed the photos are way to dark. I bumped up my ISO and the photos were so grainy that even neatimage couldnt help them. Is it my camera?


It works best with a flash from side or bottom and dark background.
Like in this one:
 01/10/2007 02:20:28 PM · #24
crap. i used 2 desk lamps. so i tried using my flash and it was still blurry.

Originally posted by mk:
What are you lighting with?
01/10/2007 02:23:14 PM · #25
i cant use a flash from there :( i did have a black background though.

Originally posted by eyewave:
Originally posted by Chinabun:
I have a question. I used the same camera settings as MK for her smoke photos but with my shutter at 1/80 my photos are still blurry and when i use a faster speed the photos are way to dark. I bumped up my ISO and the photos were so grainy that even neatimage couldnt help them. Is it my camera?


It works best with a flash from side or bottom and dark background.
Like in this one:
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