What should
SLR lens - better macro - and mounted on a tripod with remote shutter release.
An external flash connected to the communication system with the camera without wires or cables.
A towel or a piece of cardboard big enough to use as a black background.
A reflector (a white sheet or a white panel)
a black cardboard tube to be inserted on the flash unit to direct the beam of light on the smoke.
sticks of incense.
rigged our set
positioned our incense stick upright and we put behind our black cloth that will serve as a backdrop to a distance of 50-60 cm. We have the camera
mounted on a tripod in front of the incense stick at a distance depending on the focus of 'objective.
position the flash at the same height, right or left of the incense stick, sending the Lightning to the smoke.
On the opposite side of the flash-position, slightly tilted, the reflector.
We set up the shot
use due course with the sincroflash - usually 1 / 125 or 1 / 250, set the aperture so that it is quite close and the lowest ISO that allows us our reflex.
We focus on the head of the stick, using the camera vertically, shooting in raw.
prepare to take
ignite now our stick, turn off all lights in the room, and posizioniamoci behind the camera, waiting for a few seconds before starting to shoot so that the wisps of smoke begin to rise towards the 'top. At this point we begin to shoot.
prepare our photos
using Photoshop, after adjusting curves and levels, we can change both the background color of the smoke. With the command settings à Invert you can change the background from black to white, while the command settings à color saturation check "colorize", porssiamo change the hue of the plumes of smoke.
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| the photo shoot |
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