Bag of Tricks (fire)

[Sondra Sarra]

I have been asked how I get some of my shots. Since I don't use photoshop often I have some small but effective tricks.
In this discussion I will tell how I got these shots.




It is very easy. All you need is a piece of glass, the thicker the better. I have a 1/4 in. thick piece. A bottle of lighter fluid. The lighter fluid burns fast so the temperature is not that hot. Make sure your glass is away from anything flammable (backdrops,curtains, ect.) Set your non flammable object in the middle add a little bit of fluid, ignite, and click.
Be careful and have fun. Feel free to post your attempts here.

[Marilyn Wigen]

These are amazing... I'd love to try this, but I think I may wait untilthe weather is better and I can do it outside! :)

[☯ Sarah ☁]

Great stuff, thanks for sharing :)

[Shades of Grey]

I was thinking hand sanitizer because of the alcohol content....lighter fluid is probably easier!

[Sondra Sarra]

@shadesofgrey I tried rubbing alcohol but it never really catches fire enough to make flames at least not in small amounts.

[Jani M]

oooh, I can already smell the burning eyebrows ... thanks for the inspiration, must try this :)

[Shades of Grey]

@shuterfly This one by @shortperson2002 is what made me think of that for your shots

[Caren]

Oh thanks for the shout out. I have a few fire ones, Ive used Hand Sanitizer for 1 of them and lysol for the other. :) Ive never tried lighter fluid... I will have to one day. ;) dun dun dun

Hand sanitizer...


Lysol

[Courtney]

Hmm, I have not played with fire yet. Maybe I will play with it in the next few days. Thanks for the tips and tricks

[Jane Hyde]

thanks for sharing these are amazing

[Hope Russell]

Thank you for explaining. How do you get the black background?

[Sondra Sarra]

@herussell a black sheet hung on the wall and draped over table. just keep your glass away from the part hanging from the wall. Start with small amounts of fluid in a "test burn" to see what the right amount of flame you want is without burning anything else.

[Hope Russell]

Thank you! That makes sense. I'll try that when I can get the materials.

[Trina P Holub]

Be careful! Sometimes glass kind of explodes under intense heat...like those slides in chemistry glass! Just saying....:-)

[Sondra Sarra]

@5unflow3r That's why I advised thicker glass. Like I said the two pieces I have are 1/4 inch thick. The fluid burns very quick, so the flames don't cause much heat. I was able to pick my bottle up after 5 different burns in a row. It was warm but by no means near hot enough to explode.

[Kit Marsden]

I just use ordinary wood... ;)





Or marshmallows!

[Trina P Holub]

@shuterfly That's just the mom in me talking...carry on. :-)

[Sondra Sarra]

@5unflow3r I do want people to be careful with this. It's relatively safe if you treat it with caution. Because no matter how warm or hot the flame, fire is fire and I would hate to see anything bad happen from someone trying this. You are correct about the thinner glass it can and will crack or shatter if it gets too hot. So one last time I can't stress enough please use thicker glass to try this :)

[Sondra Sarra]

Some more inspiration to someone I hope.
Passionate Kisses

[Ronnie Bautista]

@shuterfly Thanks for the info! I will try this out!