A step-by-step tutorial on How to Photograph Smoke Smoke photography can be extremely frustrating yet fulfilling at the same time. It all depends on how you approach the subject. If you have spare time and/or stuck indoors on a rainy day, then it’s the perfect opportunity to try this technique. There is no need for expensive...
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5 May 2009 Posted in Tutorials
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Tags: Creative, Flash Photography, how to, how to photograph smoke, Nikon, Nikon D300, photo art, photograph, photoshop, SB-900, Smoke, Smoke photography, tutorial, Tutorials
xgravity23 - 23 August, 2009 - 21:24
LOVE this tutorial! I’ve linked to in on my photoblog, including describing the sorta roundabout way I found it. 
Jay - 5 September, 2009 - 21:21
Glad you like it and thanks for linking to it. Let me know how you get on when you try this technique.
martin - 5 October, 2009 - 15:33
Thank you, very nice tutorial with hands on tipps. I wanted to do a photo for a friend who just commited suicide and had some ideas but didn’t know how to solve the smoke. Now I do, nice work!
Jay - 5 October, 2009 - 17:52
Sorry to hear about your friend.
I’m glad my tutorial came in useful. Hope you achieve the results you want.
John Render - 29 November, 2009 - 11:55
Great tutorial, how did you get the varies colors in your smoke shots?
Jay - 29 November, 2009 - 13:46
Hi John,
You can get the colours in various ways, you just need to experiment really..
Read my other tutorial ‘How to Edit Smoke Photographs in Photoshop’
You can also use the gradient tool for 2 different colours, or create new layers and brush over the areas you want to add colour to.. and then blend using overlay or any other blending modes of your choice.. this method is longer and need a lot of intricate work..
photography tips - 20 June, 2010 - 21:11
hmm i though it use bulb method but yours is using faster shutter speed.. i guess i’m wrong
Accounting Outsourcing - 29 June, 2010 - 13:37
Great stuff.. am falling in love with your tutorials..
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