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Sep, 2015Views
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Fall Award 2020
Outstanding Creativity
Superb Composition
Peer Award
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Absolute Masterpiece
Magnificent Capture
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Behind The Lens
Location
this photo was taken in my house studio in Clarenville, Newfoundland when it was -30C outdoors. indoor photography was a yes.Time
the smoke pictures were taken around 10 pm because it was too cold to be outside to do night shots.Lighting
i had a few different ideas of what i wanted. there were many that didn't work and were bland and so so. then i decided to put a single flash with different colored gels on one side and on the opposing side i used a reflector. using 2 or 3 incense sticks, i would flick them with my finger and wait for the end flow to photograph.Equipment
i used a canon 60d, a nikkor 55mm micro lens, an external canon 430 ex flash all set on a tripod and a remote switch. i used a mottled silver reflector opposite the flash and used a black background sheet.Inspiration
my inspiration.....by looking at other photos of smoke here on viewbug, i thought that i could try and equal the quality. also when they were taken it was freezing outdoors, so a bit of boredom was a factor too.Editing
i used some post aside from color corrections, clarity and cropping in lightroom. that's all.In my camera bag
in my camera bag...the bags are never big enough to carry what i want but when i have a plan i usually have my trusty canon 5d mkii and a 60d for back up. for distance shooting i like to take my canon 100-400 mm L, my 70-200 mm L, for general shooting my 24-105 mm L, a takumar 50 mm f1.4, a sigma mm 10-20, for maco i use my nikkor 55mm micro. include a flash, remote triggers, reflector, b+w filters, cleaning cloths, lens cleaner, blower, water covers and probably more haha.Feedback
advice....don't just take one shot and expect perfection, it sometimes takes many shots to achieve what you like to see or what you think people want to see. patience is a key factor and don't be afraid to experiment with different camera settings such as f stops, apertures, etc because you have/should shoot in manual mode to achieve
