Messing around.... smoke

[Hatch1921]

This was a first for me... thought I would give it a try. I've seen much nicer smoke photos but... these didn't trun out all that bad.

Let me know what you think :) good or bad.

Canon 580ex with a diffuser on it to the camera right... fired with a pocket wizard... Canon 5D+Sigma 180mm macro.

Thanks for looking.
Hatch

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[Travisj]

Very nice, esp for a first time. Keep em coming.

[Hatch1921]

Many thanks Travis.

Hatch

[Anke]

I saw this technique in my latest photography magazine, you've done really well.

[Hatch1921]

Thank you Anke. Just playing around... :)

Glad you like the shots.
Hatch

[ChrisKraftPhoto]

Wow...nice, especially for a first time.

[Hatch1921]

Thank you very much Chris :)

Here is one with a little help from Photoshop. Just playing around...

Hatch

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2304/2437556866_1f9493d108_o.jpg

[ChrisKraftPhoto]

Well check you out...won't be calling you 'rook' for long, nicely done!

Next mission? Water droplets.

[Hatch1921]

Well check you out...won't be calling you 'rook' for long, nicely done!

Next mission? Water droplets.


LOL I had some fun with those a couple months back :)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2120/2196590250_fd435400c5_o.jpg

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[ChrisKraftPhoto]

Sweet dood. That first one looks like the 'liquid' terminator from T2. As with the smoke, I love the colors.

I've been wanting to get into this stuff for awhile, especially the water drops. Might have to mess around this weekend :D

[lbcyalater]

do u mind if i ask for the full break down on how to do these?

[Hatch1921]

Many thanks!

Here is how I shot the waterdrops...

http://www.youtube.com/user/hatch1921

Nothing elaborate... but.. fun. :) That was until I dropped my 430ex on the tile floor and busted the flash tube. Not cool!!! LOL

[Hatch1921]

do u mind if i ask for the full break down on how to do these?


Very difficult to do:D LOL

Actually... so simple it is ridiculous.

Spend $.89 on the incense pack :)

Go to a controlled air environment... I used my garage as the smell of the incense wasn't something my wife would enjoy having in the house. LOL

I should have taken a shot of the setup... strobist to the max...

I used a trashcan to brace teh garage broom... I taped the burning incense to the broom.

I then used a pain can to old a broom handle...which was the support for a black winter coat I had in storage. This provided my background. It was placed about 3 ft from the incense.

I think placed a 580ex on a stand...moving the stand to about 4 inches from the smoke. I had a diffuser on the flash... it was set to manual... full power. It was triggered by a pocket wizard. You can use any flash or flash system you like.. just get the flash close to the smoke.

I think placed the camera on a tripod and shot away. Manual focus... using the 5D and the Sigma 180mm macro. I shot at ISO 50... could have shot ISO 100 looking back without issue. The light fall off from the flash was great... and I should have noticed this early on.

F/13-f/16 1/200th a sec...

That was about it...

I shot 157 photos.... 30-40 turned out... I liked 5... :)

Hope this helps... just have fun with it...

I toned the photos in Photoshop/Camera RAW... temp/tint adjustments. Except for the last shot.. that was a composite created in Photoshop.

Hatch

[Hatch1921]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2045/2436837433_c8538354cc_o.jpg

Last one of the day... another composite created in Photoshop... from one of the images above.

Hatch

[lbcyalater]

thank you very much for all the details

[lbcyalater]

oh and have anyone here ever printed these cuz I think they would look awsome framed

[Hatch1921]

oh and have anyone here ever printed these cuz I think they would look awsome framed


You are welcome for the details.

No... no prints...this was the first time I shot something like this... this morning. So... I will give it another try and then maybe I will print something for the mix :)

Thanks again,
Hatch