PUFF

JDubya · 26th of March 2007 (Mon)

My first attempt at this kind of shot, thoughts?

Sonic Infidel · 26th of March 2007 (Mon)

Cool shot. How'd you take it?

Wazu · 27th of March 2007 (Tue)

hmm, looks like a B/W photo of dye in water.

JenzZx2 · 27th of March 2007 (Tue)

Nice! I never get tired of smoke shots. Did you rotate it upside down? Or is it cigarette smoke blown downwards?

P.S. My initials are JDubya too

JDubya · 27th of March 2007 (Tue)

It is smoke indeed - againste a black BG, inverted and flipped 180

To get the angle i just tilted the camera.

I can't STAND cigarettes so I used some nice indian incense.

StealthLude · 27th of March 2007 (Tue)

I also tried doing the smoke shots a week or so ago.

I found it pretty easy, except the focusing part. You really need plent of light, and need to shot a very narrow DOF.

Here are mine.
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...d.php?t=291073

What did you use for flash? Did you manual ofcus or try auto? I used a Alien Bee 800 and Manual Focus.

JDubya · 27th of March 2007 (Tue)

haha, my lighting is super ghetto. I did this in my "bedroom studio" (I'm away at school). I used one of those 300w halogen floor lamps with a DIY snoot to keep the light off the BG. Then I angled the lamp low pointing up into the smoke. No flash was used.

For focusing I used auto focus once on a big puff of smoke but i have custom function 04 set to 1:AE lock/AF so that I can focus with the * button. With this setting, pushing the shutter button doesn't refocus.

26th of March 2007 (Mon)	#2
Sonic Infidel Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Springfield, IL Posts: 485 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: PUFF Cool shot. How'd you take it? __________________ -------------- Body: EOS 400D Lenses:70-200mm f2.8L, 50mm f/1.4, 17-85mm IS, 430EX

27th of March 2007 (Tue)	#3
Wazu Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 49	Re: PUFF hmm, looks like a B/W photo of dye in water.

27th of March 2007 (Tue)	#4
JenzZx2 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Barksdale AFB, LA Posts: 722 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: PUFF Nice! I never get tired of smoke shots. Did you rotate it upside down? Or is it cigarette smoke blown downwards? P.S. My initials are JDubya too __________________ -Jen http://jenwhite.smugmug.com 5D, 30D, 24-70 f/2.8L ,70-200 f/4L, 17-40 f/4L, 50mm f/1.8 II, 100mm f/2.8 Macro, 580EX, ABR800, AB400.

27th of March 2007 (Tue)	#5
JDubya Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Galt's Gulch Posts: 1,020	Re: PUFF It is smoke indeed - againste a black BG, inverted and flipped 180 To get the angle i just tilted the camera. I can't STAND cigarettes so I used some nice indian incense. __________________ flickr My DIY Photography Projects Do you need custom-made camera gear? (bags, dividers, inserts, shoulder pads, straps, tactical gear, etc) Click here!

27th of March 2007 (Tue)	#6
StealthLude Goldmember Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,680 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: PUFF I also tried doing the smoke shots a week or so ago. I found it pretty easy, except the focusing part. You really need plent of light, and need to shot a very narrow DOF. Here are mine. http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...d.php?t=291073 What did you use for flash? Did you manual ofcus or try auto? I used a Alien Bee 800 and Manual Focus. __________________ [[Gear List]] Skype: Stealthlude

27th of March 2007 (Tue)	#7
JDubya Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Galt's Gulch Posts: 1,020	Re: PUFF haha, my lighting is super ghetto. I did this in my "bedroom studio" (I'm away at school). I used one of those 300w halogen floor lamps with a DIY snoot to keep the light off the BG. Then I angled the lamp low pointing up into the smoke. No flash was used. For focusing I used auto focus once on a big puff of smoke but i have custom function 04 set to 1:AE lock/AF so that I can focus with the * button. With this setting, pushing the shutter button doesn't refocus. __________________ flickr My DIY Photography Projects Do you need custom-made camera gear? (bags, dividers, inserts, shoulder pads, straps, tactical gear, etc) Click here!

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