disembodied by northy

disembodied

so... i got me a fog machine... but i am struggling with lighting... yesterday's failed shot was with the light perpendicular to the camera... this one, and the one in my other album are, obviously, shot into the light... this seems a little better, but still seems to be lacking something... suggestions?

here's the other one...
http://365project.org/northy/just-because/2013-10-23
spooky!
October 24th, 2013  
That fog rocks! How perfect a time of year for a fog machine. Cooool light and image.
October 24th, 2013  
Um, it's missing a body....just a thought;-).
October 24th, 2013  
love the fog too! very creepy as they are positioned right towards the viewer. wish i had suggestions, but i'm no pro....would love it more if i didn't see the light source, but don't know how that would work!
October 24th, 2013  
@amandal alien abduction ;p

@moreyoulessme that's a good point about the lightsource... not sure how to address that tho'... that's what i'd been trying for in yesterday's shot, but it really didn't work... i started a thread and maybe someone will have a suggestion...
October 24th, 2013  
Ha! Just looking at the thumbnail I thought...wait is that a fog machine?! I have one that we used to use for karaoke in the basement (yes I am aware of ho that sounds lol). I think I might need to dig it out. That shot looks like fun!
October 24th, 2013  
i love it! I think you achieved the effect you are looking for, did you try to bounce the light? are you using any kind of flash?
October 24th, 2013  
Neat shot! Where did you buy it from??
October 24th, 2013  
@sunshinephoto5 no flash in this... altho' i do have one so i could try that... what might i bounce the light off of, and in which direction? this is the kind of thing where i really need to experiment, but the fog gets a bit overwhelming pretty quickly...
October 24th, 2013  
@kwind i got this one at the amazing party store (i think that's what it's called), but they also have them at the spirit of hallowe'en store (again, assuming i've got the name right)... it seems pretty standard... there were two sizes... i bought the smaller one... it does just fine in fogging up the house ;p
October 24th, 2013  
@northy try off camera, bouncing off the wall, the light might bounce back to light up a bit more fog, but i really like this. is it that you can see the light over the shoe? i like that it's almost like a headlight of a car, making it that more mysterious :)
October 24th, 2013  
@sunshinephoto5 i think it's more the reflection that annoys me... also, i think i should have tried for a very slightly higher pov... but that's nothing to do with the lighting... i'll have to give this another go on the weekend and see what i can try with the lights... tx!
October 24th, 2013  
The shot definitely looks like something out of Bela Lugosia's film archives! I'm not certain of how to diffuse the light source but that might take the bright round circle out of the shot. Maybe one of those square reflectors they use for portraits??? Cool shot!
October 24th, 2013  
love the fog ... very atmospheric ... looks like a film scene indeed ...!!
October 24th, 2013  
Try playing with a colander, you know the metal spherical ones, with the large holes in them. Then the light will make beams in the fog. ;-)
October 24th, 2013  
Fog fan here - either natural or man made. Love the atmosphere you have created.
October 24th, 2013  
Oh that is creepy :)
October 24th, 2013  
I would say this knocks my socks off, but it seems someone beat me to it. And he left his shoes behind.
October 24th, 2013  
i like this one too, especially the placement of the light and its reflection.
October 24th, 2013  
This is fantastic viewed large!
October 24th, 2013  
Very, very spooky! :D
October 24th, 2013  
Cool!! xx
October 24th, 2013  
Gone up in smoke... ! ;) lol
October 24th, 2013  
Wow...looks like someone about to be hit by a truck!! What a cool idea...bet the boys like the idea of the fog machine for Hallowe'en.
October 25th, 2013  
Love it!!! Very different!
October 26th, 2013  
I love it...the invisible man! great play with fog and light
October 26th, 2013  
what happened to the owner of the shoes? did it self-combust or just blown by the wind?
October 26th, 2013  
looks very mysterious and fabulous composition! amazing shot!
October 26th, 2013  
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