Smokin'

From my first smoke shots...one of those every photographer must list I was surprised at how easy this was and mesmerizing. The processing was enhancing the brightness and changing the tone.

[Richard Brown]

Great patterns :)

[Marcy]

Lovely! I love how smoke and fire look in photos. Great composition and lighting

[summerfield]

look at you. this is terrific! next thing you know you're doing water crowns. :-)

[gloria jones]

Well done :)

[Danette Thompson]

Well done.

[Carissa]

I love the golds and brown! Its so beautiful.

[Chris Johnson]

Smoking shot!!!!! Loving the curls and color.

[MB]

Lovely swirls and beautiful color.

[Rob Z]

This looks just fantastic! The online articles on backlighting mentioned smoke photos - but I had no idea they could look like this. Such a success.

[Granagringa]

@rjb71 @marcy0414 @danette @cjphoto @tahoemb @claycameras @seattlite Thanks for commenting on this smoke shot, altho it seemed more than like luck than art!

[Granagringa]

@robz hi...I could not believe how easy this smoke shot was....and it was side-lit, not back lit. the background was merely a darkened room. When I tried to it with a black background, there was too much reflected glare from the light.

[Granagringa]

@summerfield Water crowns and splash shots...on the photo to-do list!!! But if they turn out to be as cool as these smoke shots...wooo-hooo Thanks for stopping by...

[Rob Z]

@granagringa Thanks for sharing how it was done. If it's not copying I would love to have a go - it just looks amazing!

[Granagringa]

@robz oh please... this is just standard stuff. The smoke came from an incense stick in a holder. Darkened room and Camera. The golden tone was added later in Picasa. Lots of fun enjoy.

[Rob Z]

@granagringa Okay!! Incense stick hey - have to visit the alternative shop in town. Taa!

[Jorlam]

This is gorgeous.. love the gold against the brown.. an excellent image.. well done..