My boyfriend smokes, which I hate. So I figure, if I have to put up with him smoking, why not make something good out of it. I like to take pictures of him smoking, I want to really shoot to show off the smoke. How do I do that?
backlight? Wouldn't I need a studio light for that? I don't have any studio lights, and not willing to buy one just to take some pictures of this dirty habit.
Monitor Boy wrote: No, you don't need studio light for back light. Any source of light can be back light. You need to light up the smoke.
For quality smoke photos, you really need a black background and a sidelight (I use a handheld flash).. There are lots of tutorials out there - just Google "photographing smoke trails" or "smoke art" and you'll find plenty..
Here's one of mine - duplicated then reversed on another layer and aligned.. "Confrontation"
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Monitor Boy wrote: No, you don't need studio light for back light. Any source of light can be back light. You need to light up the smoke.
For quality smoke photos, you really need a black background and a sidelight (I use a handheld flash).. There are lots of tutorials out there - just Google "photographing smoke trails" or "smoke art" and you'll find plenty..
Here's one of mine - duplicated then reversed on another layer and aligned.. "Confrontation"
Monitor Boy wrote: No, you don't need studio light for back light. Any source of light can be back light. You need to light up the smoke.
For quality smoke photos, you really need a black background and a sidelight (I use a handheld flash).. There are lots of tutorials out there - just Google "photographing smoke trails" or "smoke art" and you'll find plenty..
Here's one of mine - duplicated then reversed on another layer and aligned.. "Confrontation"
Now I need side light? OMG I'm getting confused. Do I use both...back and side light?
Susie.. I only used a sidelight, black background, darkened room..
After I reread your initial post, I assume you want to get a photo of your boyfriend smoking and highlight or accent the smoke but also capture his face.. Smoke is always moving so you'll need a bright light and fast shutter speed to "freeze" the smoke trail.. My advice - just experiment with different light setups and shutter speeds (and keep notes on what works and doesn't).. I would try something near a brightly lit window with directional sunlight - that might be all the light you need to accent the smoke.. Good luck - let us see some results.
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you will need backlight to photograph cigarette smoke, if you would like show your boyfriends face, depending how much shadow is on his face, you may need to fill light his face.
When taking pictures of smoke like destindave did, you would use side light.
You could think Film Noir about what you want to do, I use a clear (soon to be illegal) incandescent light bulb. I cut a slot in the lampshade and aim that slot to where the smoke is going to be waiving up. The non-diffused light source accents the smoke and gives the rest of the shot a darker feel. Dress him up in 30-40s clothes where smocking was the norm and really have some fun.
Zardoz wrote: You could think Film Noir about what you want to do, I use a clear (soon to be illegal) incandescent light bulb. I cut a slot in the lampshade and aim that slot to where the smoke is going to be waiving up. The non-diffused light source accents the smoke and gives the rest of the shot a darker feel. Dress him up in 30-40s clothes where smocking was the norm and really have some fun.
Great idea!!
Dave Speicher I thought I wanted a career.. turns out I only wanted paychecks.
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Zardoz wrote: You could think Film Noir about what you want to do, I use a clear (soon to be illegal) incandescent light bulb. I cut a slot in the lampshade and aim that slot to where the smoke is going to be waiving up. The non-diffused light source accents the smoke and gives the rest of the shot a darker feel. Dress him up in 30-40s clothes where smocking was the norm and really have some fun.
Good idea, but I think it would be difficult to find 1940 clothing.
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