In this Slanted Lens lighting tutorial we take a
look at using smoke as a creative tool. I'm going to concentrate on
using smoke to create a silhouette and to show sun-rays.
When I
shoot I often have a smoke machine on hand. When I shoot on location I
always have one. Smoke gets me out of trouble if I have a background
that needs to be covered up because it is too busy, boring or the wrong
time period. It helps me to separate a person from a dark night sky or
dark building. Smoke adds atmosphere and texture to the image which
brings it to life. This atmosphere and texture add production value to
the image for a very reasonable price. Smoke is cheap so use it often
and recklessly.
The one problem you will encounter is getting the
smoke where you want it in the shot. It is too hard to hide the machine
in the shot and direct the smoke exactly where you want it unless you
have some sort of ducting system. In this video we show you how to
create a cheap ducting system that allows you to have the machine out of
the image and duct the smoke right where you need it. Enough chit chat,
let's have some fun with smoke.
Keep those cameras rolling and keep on click-in!
PS. I say that we used a Beauty Dish with Grid but it has no grid. FYI
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| © Jay P. Morgan |
By Jay P. Morgan
3 comments:
Your tips are very helpful for me and i hope in future you also update us.
May I ask how you power the smoke machine while on location? Power generator, battery pack or some other solution?
Usually with a power generator
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