Comments on: How to: Smoke Photography

By: harry

harry — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:49:00 +0000

i don’t think the pink floyd is optional.

very good information/technique and stunning results. nice work.

By: Bryn

Bryn — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:10:31 +0000

rhyanemery, I am not 100% sure how it would turn out, the smoke is white so in theory it should be affected by a gelled flash but I am not sure how vibrant the colours would be. Let me me know how it turns out.

By: rhyanemery

rhyanemery — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:00:28 +0000

this is very inspiring!! i’m a photo student taking a 35mm film class.. i was curious about how actual colored lighting and/or a color splash flash might effect the images.. if you have any suggestions that would be awesome!!

By: sandrar

sandrar — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:08:55 +0000

Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. Cheers! Sandra. R.

By: Daniel Lee

Daniel Lee — Sun, 10 May 2009 15:18:16 +0000

I tried this for the first time recently and loved the results. Please feel free to take a look:

http://www.danielrlee.co.uk/gallery/smoke.html

By: Daniel Lee

Daniel Lee — Sun, 10 May 2009 15:17:32 +0000

I tried this for the first time recently and loved the results. Please feel free to take a look:

http://www.danielrlee.co.uk/gallery/smoke.html

By: gabriel buta

gabriel buta — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:54:25 +0000

great tutorial..:)..
thanks man..hope you enjoy my result…with your help..
you can see it at
http://gabrielbuta.blogspot.com/2009/01/smoke.html

regards..

By: Bryn

Bryn — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:23:04 +0000

Claudia, you can see in the setup in one of the photos, the lights where not on but as long as they are not bright it should be fine, you can see how much light is coming in through the window. This is why it is key to have a dark background, if you have a dark background and you are exposing for the bright flash it should not be much of an issue if you have the lights on. If you are having problems with the background showing up then you can try to make the room darker. You could do it in a room without the lights on but it is much easier to work in a lit room and it is not necessary to be in complete darkness.

By: claudia

claudia — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:37:03 +0000

Great pictures and good how-to…
Was the room dark? I mean did you turn the lights off when you were taking the pictures?

By: Meryl Wieder

Meryl Wieder — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:00:43 +0000

Wow! While they are brilliant on their own, with and without photoshopping them, they would also be great input when creating layered composites. Good job.