First Run With Smoke

RygeeRygee Registered Users Posts: 7 Beginner grinner
edited March 11, 2011 in Other Cool Shots
This is my first run at playing around with smoke and also trying to process in camera raw. I'm just starting to play around with photoshop as well and I'm looking for pointers, feedback and other photo project ideas.

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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,265 moderator
    edited March 10, 2011
    Whoah! Nice image. Those repeating rotating ripples are awesome. Is there a special method to create that or is it a random effect?
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,982 moderator
    edited March 10, 2011
    Welcome to Dgrin wave.gif. Love the shot! thumb.gif
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  • reyvee61reyvee61 Registered Users Posts: 1,877 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2011
    Amazing!
    Love the ripples...
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  • RygeeRygee Registered Users Posts: 7 Beginner grinner
    edited March 10, 2011
    David_S85 wrote: »
    Whoah! Nice image. Those repeating rotating ripples are awesome. Is there a special method to create that or is it a random effect?


    I found that if I had the near by window open to let air flow in it help give a swirl here and there. The only other thing I did was boost the blacks and roll up the brightness a little witha touch of vibrances in camera raw. I just got lucky with catching it closeup.
  • anwmn1anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins
    edited March 10, 2011
    Nice Ryan!

    What did you use for your smoke source? I have yet to play with smoke- just fire. mwink.gif
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  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited March 11, 2011
    Richard wrote: »
    Welcome to Dgrin wave.gif. Love the shot! thumb.gif
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    Cool ripple swirls. A little wind current. Hmmm. headscratch.gif K. Worth a try.
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  • RygeeRygee Registered Users Posts: 7 Beginner grinner
    edited March 11, 2011
    anwmn1 wrote: »
    Nice Ryan!

    What did you use for your smoke source? I have yet to play with smoke- just fire. mwink.gif


    incense is what I used against a black background with a mild light source from the left. Then I hit it with the flash on the right while leading the flash with foam barn doors. Had the window open about 4 feet away and let it swirl.
  • ashruggedashrugged Registered Users Posts: 345 Major grins
    edited March 11, 2011
    Results are phenoninal for a first attempt.
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