Inspiration
I saw this article on This Is Colossal a few weeks ago and I was genuinely captivated by these shots.
A photographer took 10,000 shots of smoke in the hopes of finding some unusual shapes.
I saw this article on This Is Colossal a few weeks ago and I was genuinely captivated by these shots.
A photographer took 10,000 shots of smoke in the hopes of finding some unusual shapes.
Moving onto my Idea Project where I will be focusing on Indian culture, I found myself thinking of all of the "Indian" things I remember growing up with and their significance. One of the things on that list was incense, which I used to make a mess with when I was younger. Instead of leaving it to burn in its holder, I would take it out to watch the smoke and the shapes. Naturally, I remembered this article and tried to take some smoke pictures of my own.
I originally took these with film, but I wanted more control, so I decided to take some digital ones as well. It proved to be quite difficult to get a dark backdrop (I used the back of the board from a board game), a high shutter speed and low lighting all at once. I tried my best, and after a lot of adjusting, I found the best camera settings and props for this. I think my favourite part is the hints of blue you can see in the smoke itself. I kept on taking pictures until I filled up the memory card, because there were so many interesting shapes that would flash by. I'm hoping that I was equally successful with my film pictures.