I really love smoke photos like the one above Froirivera posted today in his 365. I hope you don't mind me linking your photo here Froi, just for illustrative purposes.
I would really love to try my hand at this as well, but have no idea where to start. Can anyone give me some good pointers? How do you go about it for photos like this?
Just wanted to share what I managed to make using the information from the site Robert suggested, including the setup I made:
But I must say I am amazed at the amount of light needed for this. I'm using a big filmlight as I don't (yet) have a remote flash, but even then I could use a bit more. I need to almost get the light into the smoke.
Might be a good tip for anyone else though. I picked these lights up from a 2nd hand shop for something like 10 euros for 2 of them. They burn out after 5 minutes if you use them to long, but still, good enough for a few photos, and enough time for post processing and cooling down the lights :-)
Some day soon a 365 shot with smoke as it's theme :-) First need a bit more practise on the the manual focus. They're all just a bit out of focus. And shooting in RAW might be a good idea to have more detail to play with in post-processing.
btw, it took like 60 shots just to find these few that were usable :-)
Now I see what led you to my candle photo! I think you've done an awesome job, especially for these to be first-time attempts at a concept. Keep it up!
These 'll be the last ones for a while. Got too enthusiastic this morning and kept my filmlight on too long, it went poof in a puff of smoke :-(
Well, I've got some of the basics now, and I really enjoyed it, so I'm gonna save up for a proper flash now. I think there are flashes that you can use remotely using some kind of remote control on the flash socket? Something to look into.
Yeah, I have 2 Canon flashes that i trigger using the cheapo "ebay triggers" they are frustratingly unreliable though. I think there are a number of cheap-ish triggers coming out soon that can compete with the professional ones.
I love smoke photography and to save money I bought an older nikon flash unit SB 26 on Ebay. I shoot with Canon and only use the flash off camera with a cable connecting my camera to it . It really works .
I watched Gavin Hooey's tutorial on smoke photography on youtube over and over until I felt like I could step and and try it.HHHmmm later this week I may have to fire up the incense stick.
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But I must say I am amazed at the amount of light needed for this. I'm using a big filmlight as I don't (yet) have a remote flash, but even then I could use a bit more. I need to almost get the light into the smoke.
Might be a good tip for anyone else though. I picked these lights up from a 2nd hand shop for something like 10 euros for 2 of them. They burn out after 5 minutes if you use them to long, but still, good enough for a few photos, and enough time for post processing and cooling down the lights :-)
Some day soon a 365 shot with smoke as it's theme :-) First need a bit more practise on the the manual focus. They're all just a bit out of focus. And shooting in RAW might be a good idea to have more detail to play with in post-processing.
btw, it took like 60 shots just to find these few that were usable :-)
Thanks for the link
Well, I've got some of the basics now, and I really enjoyed it, so I'm gonna save up for a proper flash now. I think there are flashes that you can use remotely using some kind of remote control on the flash socket? Something to look into.
Not sure how you would use a off camera flash with your sony. Look for some ports that would let you hook up a trigger. PC ports are the most common.
Good luck and let us know what you come up with
Thanks for the tip!
I watched Gavin Hooey's tutorial on smoke photography on youtube over and over until I felt like I could step and and try it.HHHmmm later this week I may have to fire up the incense stick.