Simple Smoke Photography Tutorial (No extra gear)

[susheema]

How do you get the different smoke colors? I'm totally new to this, but it looks cool.

[PowerPix]

How do you get the different smoke colors? I'm totally new to this, but it looks cool.

The color is added during processing. Simply use a color gradient overlay.

[Paleo]

This was harder than you made it look! I applaud your skill. I had to do a bit of post processing to get anywhere close to yours.

[Paparazzi1979]

How do you get the different smoke colors? I'm totally new to this, but it looks cool.

I'd like to know the answer too that too..

[mad editor]

Looks like fun. Coincidentally I am going to a store that sells incense tomorrow. yay!

[susheema]

Thanks. Can't wait to give it a try.

[faeriegodess612]

OK, I tried this and got it figured out, except for one last lil thing. I cant get my gradient to blend smoothly to the next color,....it shows this line precisely where it switches color, and I tried everything I can think of to smooth it out. Even made a custom gradient with not as many colors and it still did it,... I tried looking in the Gimp manual and nothin. Can anyone tell me please how to get the colors to fade smoothly into the next? If it would help I can post an example of what I mean.

[CyberManiaK]

Playing with smoke really makes some intresting stuff.

Here are some i made a long time ago..




But what really make it alot more intresting is: make a mirror image and you can get something like this.

[PowerPix]

OK, I tried this and got it figured out, except for one last lil thing. I cant get my gradient to blend smoothly to the next color,....it shows this line precisely where it switches color, and I tried everything I can think of to smooth it out. Even made a custom gradient with not as many colors and it still did it,... I tried looking in the Gimp manual and nothin. Can anyone tell me please how to get the colors to fade smoothly into the next? If it would help I can post an example of what I mean.

I found that using the "radial" gradient method worked best. "Linear" tended to give the more distinct line.

Playing with smoke really makes some intresting stuff.

Yeah.........we won't go there ^......

[faeriegodess612]

Ah ha! I got it figured out now,....thanks,...I think I'm going to try this again,...but with something that gives off thicker smoke than the incense I have. Maybe some candles,,.. I have plenty of those! I think I might use my husbands point and shoot next time though,....his is newer and I think it has a better quality lens than mine.