How to Shoot ‘Space Nebula’ Smoke Photos at Home
During long periods of cloudy weather, it can be really frustrating as an astrophotographer to wait for the sky to clear up. Over the years, I’ve learned how to handle these long downtimes.
These Incredible Images of Smoke Took Three Months and 100,000 Photos to Capture
You probably wouldn't think it, but capturing shapes in smoke is an incredibly difficult task. In fact, it took photographer Thomas Herbrich a full three months, over 100,000 photos and one dead camera to capture approximately 20 images he considered keepers for his Smoke series.
Shoot Rainbow Smoke Using Color Gels
Want to shoot photographs of rainbow-colored smoke? Just strap some color gels to your flash(es). Photographer Sean Wyatt used three snooted flashes with two colored gels on each flash to create a rainbow blend of color. He then used the setup to photograph smoke from burning incense sticks.
Transform Smoke Photographs with a Dash of Color
Here’s a fun idea for a weekend project: take pictures of smoke, think …
Faking Smoke Photos with a Plastic Bag
In his series "Elastic" photographer Edi Yang shows that you can fake smoke photography by shooting plastic bags a certain way. What you need is a strong backlight and some post-processing mojo.
A Spectacular Vortex Ring Collision
This amazing video clip shows the amazing collision of two vortex rings. Imagine the kind of smoke photographs you could make if you had this setup!