Abby-Normal (Smoke Photo)

This abstract is put together from original photos of smoke.

 

Feedback welcomed

 

g

Hi george,

This reminds me of a kaleidoscope.

Or Lucy in the sky with diamonds.

I see your imagination at work with these shots. You must have been here back in the Sixties?

How did you do this? These are great!

Are these actual photos?

 

7/7

 

Humbly,

Peter Christoph

Peter,

The smoke shots were done with studio flashing and a black backdrop. You have to be sure to position the flash so that it doesn’t light up the backdrop or bounce off your camera lens. I added blinders to the flash to help with keeping the flash in the direction of the smoke. I used incense to generate the smoke. I pre-focused a spot where the smoke would rise. Since the flash needs time to recover, I shot single shots. Lots of them.

The fun starts with the processing of your photo. With all the available shapes you have, anything can come of it.

I choose shapes that would accommodate my initial thought process, but I found as you manipulate the shapes you find yourself just going with the flow as your photo starts to take shape.

For this photo, I would select pieces/shapes of the smoke and blend them together. Once I had the basic design format, I continued to recopy it, and over-lay it to construct this abstract.

I am still learning this process and have high hopes for more detailed photos in the future.

Thanks for the feedback.

g

 

This is a nice twist on the traditional smoke picture. Thanks for the very good description of your technique. - Jerry

An outstanding work made with a remarkable technic. Excellent composition. Regards

Breathtaking effect!