Shooting with Flour or Baby Powder vs Smoke

8 years 11 months ago #436977 by Lisa Brookhurst
Hey PT.  I have a photo shoot coming up and I'd like to try using flour or baby powder rather than smoke.  Can I assume the flour and baby powder will be photographed the same way including camera settings as you would with photographing smoke? 


Thanks in advance! 


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8 years 11 months ago #437027 by Glen Martin
Seems like this would be a big mess.  Why not the smoke?  With smoke you don't need to worry about it getting into your camera.


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8 years 11 months ago #437058 by Patrick G
I would stick with the smoke too.  Assuming we are talking about smoke from a machine vs harmful smoke, powder and flour will be a headache to deal with.  Plus I'm sure your models won't want to go breathing that in all day. 


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8 years 11 months ago #437130 by Crazyguy
Not to mention that will make a mess of your cameras sensor if that powder gets in there.  

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8 years 11 months ago #437158 by Rob Conley
Well the OP might not be concerned about the mess created, baby powder looks and gives a much different appearance than smoke does on camera.  Yes it will be photographed the way.  So practice with your speedlights on a few test shots, just be mindful of where that powder is going.  


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8 years 11 months ago #437187 by Sawyer

Rob Conley wrote: Well the OP might not be concerned about the mess created, baby powder looks and gives a much different appearance than smoke does on camera.  Yes it will be photographed the way.  So practice with your speedlights on a few test shots, just be mindful of where that powder is going.  




Good point, completely different look. 

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8 years 11 months ago #437207 by Alan Nunez
I would stay away from flour and baby power. If it gets into you camera and lens it will be a nightmare to clean!!!


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8 years 11 months ago #437227 by ThatNikonGuy

Alan Nunez wrote: I would stay away from flour and baby power. If it gets into you camera and lens it will be a nightmare to clean!!!



Nah, you can just hose it off :toocrazy:


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8 years 11 months ago #437351 by Roger Lang
+1 another vote for smoke 


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8 years 11 months ago #437368 by Lisa Brookhurst
Well let me ask you this:  is there a way to make the smoke have that grainy appearance like the powder?  


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8 years 11 months ago #437386 by Shadowfixer1
 I have seen Brooke Shaden use baby powder. I have never seen such a mess. I'm sure the studio owners wanted to kill her after that.
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8 years 11 months ago #437456 by Greg Friedman
:agree:  


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