If you decide to try out smoke bomb photography, I’d love to see your pictures!! You can click the buttons below to follow me on my social media. We even got some fun shots of her with her Jeep. She’s a beautiful girl and I wanted to capture her personality in the images. It was a lot of fun, too!Īside from using the smoke bombs I also just wanted to get some great portraits for Katie. They also sell some double ended ones that I think would be great.Īfter all was said and done, I think I managed to get some really cool photos out of this.
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If I ever do this again, I will get full sized ones. Way easier to carry if you have several with you and you’re walking around.ġ0 – I got “micro” size smoke bombs because I wasn’t sure about what size would work best. You’ll want to throw away the empty smoke bombs, caps, and wires.
We all had a good laugh while trying that out.ĩ – Bring along a bag for the trash. If I were to do it again, I would plan to stick to one specific color or maybe try removing the glass. the glass was stained blue from the powder in the smoke. It wasn’t necessarily a bad idea but something we didn’t think of…. We got double sided tape and put in a blue fountain smoke bomb, standing on a piece. Also, those got colored residue all over Owen’s hands.Ĩ – We bought a cheap lantern intended for candles with glass windows. The fountain type we got need to be lit and have a warning label that says not to hold them in your hand because they get hot. They provide more vivid smoke, you can hold them because they’re designed not to get too hot, and you don’t need a lighter. Also, I was still smelling it later that night.ħ – The nicer smoke bombs really are worth the money. The three of us all did it at some point during the session. You don’t want to waste your smoke bombs because good ones aren’t cheap.Ħ – Inhaling the smoke is not so fun for your lungs. If you go out to do this and it’s super windy, I would totally reschedule. It can be still out like it was earlier that day then, bam! hello wind… so nice of you to join us again.
Here in Abilene Texas the wind is a friend that comes along to most of my sessions. I would suggest shooting on a day with no wind if possible. You’ll want your model moving for that minute so you can get some variety in your shots.ĥ – The smoke is going where the wind blows it. Spray and pray!Ĥ – You’ll want to have your shutter speed around 400+ to really get the desired look. You have to be well prepared to snap those shots as soon as the smoke starts. He was super helpful!ģ – These smoke bombs only last for about a minute. I brought along my lovely assistant/husband. Especially if you’d like to have certain effects such as, a wall of smoke behind your model. You’ll get a nasty burn like my poor husband Owen who’s still kicking himself for that smooth move.Ģ – Having at least one assistant is important. Also, don’t put your thumb over the top to brace as you pull out the wire. Here are 10 things to keep in mind if you’re going to try using smoke bombs to create your own awesome images:ġ – You’re basically playing with fireworks here so be careful! When you pull the wire out or light the fuse there will be some sparks at first so hold it away from you. I absolutely want to try this again now that I’ve had some experience with it. There are a lot of factors I didn’t really think of beforehand. Well I’m here to report that it’s not as easy as it looks. This way of thinking is exactly how we get on those lovely “nailed it” memes from Pinterest. Seeing all the photos others have done on Instagram, this seemed like it would be pretty easy. In addition, I bought a couple 5 packs of some cheap “fountain” smoke bombs on the same website.
I bought a 6 pack of different colored Enola Gay micro smoke bombs, this is a commonly used brand with great reviews as well as vivid colors. They were well packaged and arrived quickly. I purchased the smoke bombs we used online here. Thankfully, my wonderful model, Katie Earles, was down to help me try this out even knowing I had no experience with it. It adds such an interesting element to a photo. I’ve been inspired by so many amazing photos with vividly colored smoke. I’ve been dying to try out smoke bomb photography.