Comments on: Playing With Fire – How to Photograph Fire http://www.digital-photography-school.com/playing-with-fire-how-to-photograph-fire Discover how to use your digital camera with our Digital Photography Tips. We are a community of photographers of all experience levels who come together to learn, share and grow in our understanding of photography. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:32:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jean-Pierre http://www.digital-photography-school.com/playing-with-fire-how-to-photograph-fire/comment-page-2#comment-250542 Jean-Pierre Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:57:53 +0000 http://dev.digital-photography-school.com/?p=2789#comment-250542 http://www.flickr.com/photos/45517597@N07/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/45517597@N07/

]]> By: Seamus http://www.digital-photography-school.com/playing-with-fire-how-to-photograph-fire/comment-page-2#comment-173309 Seamus Fri, 29 Apr 2011 04:41:58 +0000 http://dev.digital-photography-school.com/?p=2789#comment-173309 I was trying to capture the reflected glow of a small camp fire on the faces across from me. I was shooting through the tips of the flame attempting to focus on the people seated on the other side. I tried locking the exposure for each shot. I was shooting hand held. Because the fire light was a flickering light source the light reflected on the faces of the subjects was uneven. The camera captured the variations and the result was an unattractive blotchy Leopard Skin appearance of the skin on the faces opposite me. If I have not deleted all of these horrible images I will attempt to share an example. I look forward to learning of a solution if one exists. Thank you. :) I was trying to capture the reflected glow of a small camp fire on the faces across from me. I was shooting through the tips of the flame attempting to focus on the people seated on the other side. I tried locking the exposure for each shot. I was shooting hand held.

Because the fire light was a flickering light source the light reflected on the faces of the subjects was uneven. The camera captured the variations and the result was an unattractive blotchy Leopard Skin appearance of the skin on the faces opposite me.

If I have not deleted all of these horrible images I will attempt to share an example.

I look forward to learning of a solution if one exists.

Thank you. :)

]]> By: Greet Verellen http://www.digital-photography-school.com/playing-with-fire-how-to-photograph-fire/comment-page-2#comment-166323 Greet Verellen Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:34:45 +0000 http://dev.digital-photography-school.com/?p=2789#comment-166323 Your blog is really helping for taking real photography. Thanks for sharing your experience. I appreciate your post. Your blog is really helping for taking real photography. Thanks for sharing your experience. I appreciate your post.

]]> By: NOLAfleur http://www.digital-photography-school.com/playing-with-fire-how-to-photograph-fire/comment-page-2#comment-150712 NOLAfleur Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:06:04 +0000 http://dev.digital-photography-school.com/?p=2789#comment-150712 I've got my first fire shoot (with a fire breather) scheduled for tomorrow night. He's warned me that the first shoot won't be any good - that it takes 2 or 3 to get the aperture, etc right, but I'm determined to prove him wrong! : ) Thanks for all of the tips! I’ve got my first fire shoot (with a fire breather) scheduled for tomorrow night. He’s warned me that the first shoot won’t be any good – that it takes 2 or 3 to get the aperture, etc right, but I’m determined to prove him wrong! : ) Thanks for all of the tips!

]]> By: NOLAfleur http://www.digital-photography-school.com/playing-with-fire-how-to-photograph-fire/comment-page-2#comment-150708 NOLAfleur Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:03:44 +0000 http://dev.digital-photography-school.com/?p=2789#comment-150708 I've got my first fire shoot (with a fire breather) scheduled for tomorrow night. He's warned me that the first shoot won't be any good - that it takes 2 or 3 to get the aperture, etc right, but I'm determined to prove him wrong! : ) Thanks for all of the tips! I’ve got my first fire shoot (with a fire breather) scheduled for tomorrow night. He’s warned me that the first shoot won’t be any good – that it takes 2 or 3 to get the aperture, etc right, but I’m determined to prove him wrong! : ) Thanks for all of the tips!

]]> By: Sneaky McFLy http://www.digital-photography-school.com/playing-with-fire-how-to-photograph-fire/comment-page-2#comment-140265 Sneaky McFLy Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:45:25 +0000 http://dev.digital-photography-school.com/?p=2789#comment-140265 As I fire spinner I have so many photographers come up to me very excited about the pictures they took. Most are of big circles of fire with the spinner blurred beyond recognition. I never have the heart to tell them that I have about 1000 of these types of pictures that are cool until you have seen about 50. Not being much of a photographer i can't offer assistance here but the best pics are of the big circles with the spinner still in focus. Of course, you have to catch the spinner when he is not moving much to capture these. See some of the best fire breathing and spinning photos taken of my troupe, Unifire Theatre, spanning 10 years of performance. Some of these photographers have managed to capture some absolutely amazing images...www.unifiredance.com As I fire spinner I have so many photographers come up to me very excited about the pictures they took. Most are of big circles of fire with the spinner blurred beyond recognition. I never have the heart to tell them that I have about 1000 of these types of pictures that are cool until you have seen about 50. Not being much of a photographer i can’t offer assistance here but the best pics are of the big circles with the spinner still in focus. Of course, you have to catch the spinner when he is not moving much to capture these. See some of the best fire breathing and spinning photos taken of my troupe, Unifire Theatre, spanning 10 years of performance. Some of these photographers have managed to capture some absolutely amazing images…www.unifiredance.com

]]> By: Seshu V http://www.digital-photography-school.com/playing-with-fire-how-to-photograph-fire/comment-page-2#comment-82821 Seshu V Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:55:33 +0000 http://dev.digital-photography-school.com/?p=2789#comment-82821 I tried to capture the scene of Lava meeting the ocean at night in The Big Island of Hawaii. Used a 70-250mm lens on Canon XSi. I had to zoom in to the max, as the volcano was pretty active that night. Please let me know if this looks good and how can I improve it: http://www.flickr.com/photos/78829732@N00/ I tried to capture the scene of Lava meeting the ocean at night in The Big Island of Hawaii. Used a 70-250mm lens on Canon XSi. I had to zoom in to the max, as the volcano was pretty active that night. Please let me know if this looks good and how can I improve it:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/78829732@N00/

]]> By: Seshu V http://www.digital-photography-school.com/playing-with-fire-how-to-photograph-fire/comment-page-2#comment-82820 Seshu V Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:54:36 +0000 http://dev.digital-photography-school.com/?p=2789#comment-82820 I tried to capture the scene of Lava meeting the ocean at night in The Big Island of Hawaii. Used a 70-250mm lens on Canon XSi. I had to zoom in to the max, as the volcano was pretty active that night. Please let me know if this looks good and how can I improve it: http://www.flickr.com/photos/78829732@N00/[eimg url='http://www.flickr.com/photos/78829732@N00/' title='78829732@N00'] I tried to capture the scene of Lava meeting the ocean at night in The Big Island of Hawaii. Used a 70-250mm lens on Canon XSi. I had to zoom in to the max, as the volcano was pretty active that night. Please let me know if this looks good and how can I improve it:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/78829732@N00/eimg url=’http://www.flickr.com/photos/78829732@N00/’ title=’78829732@N00′]

]]> By: Millard http://www.digital-photography-school.com/playing-with-fire-how-to-photograph-fire/comment-page-2#comment-61192 Millard Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:00:17 +0000 http://dev.digital-photography-school.com/?p=2789#comment-61192 I am going to be photographing an industrial furnace for a client next week and I was looking for tips on photographing fire. Looks like I found some good tips. Thanks, I am going to be photographing an industrial furnace for a client next week and I was looking for tips on photographing fire. Looks like I found some good tips. Thanks,

]]> By: Daz http://www.digital-photography-school.com/playing-with-fire-how-to-photograph-fire/comment-page-2#comment-41165 Daz Mon, 26 Jan 2009 05:17:24 +0000 http://dev.digital-photography-school.com/?p=2789#comment-41165 Hi! Great knowledge being shared.I find this site very informative! I recently took a series of photos of a ceremonial burning of a mountain here in Japan (quite large scale) using a 400 mm lens. The results are here if you care to look. Thanks again! http://www.flickr.com/photos/30182649@N04/3225317664/in/set-72157612923592513/ Hi! Great knowledge being shared.I find this site very informative!

I recently took a series of photos of a ceremonial burning of a mountain here in Japan (quite large scale)
using a 400 mm lens. The results are here if you care to look.
Thanks again!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30182649@N04/3225317664/in/set-72157612923592513/

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