I have a nice idea for a photo and took some today, but having trouble capturing the smoke (intrigued? ;)). Any tips on ideal settings? Assume you need a pretty quick shutter speed, and I have discovered that no wind (if outside) is very helpful as well LOL.
ETA: It's a thin stream of smoke, but not a candle or match....
@wahyusp umm, yeah wow, if I could photograph that, that would be amazing!!!! Such a beautiful photo.
My photo (possibly if I can do it) will be a little less INCREDIBLE than yours, but I guess its the same principle... just would like to know the mechanics of it.
Have you guessed yet I don't really know anything about photography hehe?
@mimma_blue I've never done this before but I think Ideally you will want an off camera flash on one side. If you don't have an external flash try to get as much constant light as you can on it, and use a high shutter speed. I'm not sure if the on camera flash will work very well, but It's worth a shot.
well, my setting are:
- a quite dark room
- matte black background
- smoke source (pic above was my cigarette)
- flash unit, with off camera cable/trigger
- a guiding light for smoke focusing
- camera + macro lens
typical exif are: 1/160-1/200sec, f/8-f/10, ISO 100
almost forgot, you should snoot your flash for better lighting.
hope it 'll help... :)
I have only come up with one so far and I wasn't thrilled with the results. Probably because I don't have an off camera flash trigger yet. It is on my list of must haves though!
When I set mine up I did it with incense and a black poster board in the background. Fast shutter speed too but I can't remember my exact settings.
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My photo (possibly if I can do it) will be a little less INCREDIBLE than yours, but I guess its the same principle... just would like to know the mechanics of it.
Have you guessed yet I don't really know anything about photography hehe?
- a quite dark room
- matte black background
- smoke source (pic above was my cigarette)
- flash unit, with off camera cable/trigger
- a guiding light for smoke focusing
- camera + macro lens
typical exif are: 1/160-1/200sec, f/8-f/10, ISO 100
almost forgot, you should snoot your flash for better lighting.
hope it 'll help... :)
There's more details if you click the link to the write up on my blag.
@wahyusp Thanks for you added details, they're very helpful...but what does"snoot" mean?
For this I used my hisbands coat as a black backdrop, used a macro setting then it was down to luck of good timing!
@roth ... I asked the same thing - have since found this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snoot
When I set mine up I did it with incense and a black poster board in the background. Fast shutter speed too but I can't remember my exact settings.
Good luck!