Project Description:

I do not have many moments to capture smoke in our daily lives. It can not be held by hand, and when you try to chase it with eyes, it disappears immediately. What would it look like to take a photograph of smoke? Does it have particles like water? These scientific questions led me to take pictures of smoke with light.

Role of Light:

In order to capture the moment of smoke well, it is important how and where to direct light. I used a single light to shoot light alternately from the right, left, and back of smoke.

<Lighting from the right side>

This was my first attempt to shoot smoke using light, so in fact, I think it is not a clear result. But at this process, I learned the sense of how smoke is photographed, and I was able to figure out how to make it more successful.

<Lighting from the left side>

These photos with the light from the left were more successful. I was able to feel the light in the smoke. The left side looks brighter and the right side gets darker. Also, I could see small and beautiful particles of water.

<Lighting from the back side>

Finally, I think the best lighting that can capture smoke is the backlight. The lights from the back helped to make the smoke visible overall. Also, the small and fine particles produced by smoke were well visible. Every time smoke emerges, it creates a different shape, which is also seen differently by light.

Taking photos of smoke was more exciting than I expected. It was impressive that the shape of smoke was different depending on the light, and it was also fun to see that many particles were splashed in every direction.