Fog Machine Landscape Photography (We won an award for this!) - Smoke Machine
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- Landscape Photography ideas with a Fog machine - how we won an Epson Pano Award from this photoshoot using just a smoke machine.
How to make fog with a fog machine to create sunbeams and sun rays through the fog for photography. Here are the steps needed for how to make fog using a fog machine diy.
1. Rent a fog machine
2. Rent a generator and a long extension cord
3. Find a great forested location with tall trees
4. Get permission to use the fog machine
5. Get help from a friend. You can't do this alone
6. Wait for a sunny day with no wind.
Start your generator and fog machine and make some fog! Walk around with the fog machine so the fog is evenly distributed on the left and right sides of the frame. You don't want more fog on one side compared to the other. Take lots of photos. When the fog disperses, start the machine back up and make some more fog.
Don't be afraid to chase the fog as it moves with the breeze. I should note that the fog from these machines is water based and is safe to breathe. This same type of fog is used on move sets for special effects and actors work around it all the time.
The final image from this photo shoot was a high definition panorama. I submitted it to the 2018 Epson Pano Awards and it won a silver award! So if you want to win yourself a photography award, then give this a try. The rays of light created by fog make for fantastic photos.
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Anyone have any ideas for another location where this same concept can be used?
How about an urban location at night? A location with a lot of urban grit and character, such as one of the back streets of Gastown. Adding a model would also add interest.
Disused buildings,
next time try some snow candles ;)
Lake surface
edge of a cave or a tight space between rocks.
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I love beams of light in a forest !!! Congrats on your award !!!
I love that you documented the process. Makes for a great video!
Thanks so much Andrea
Pitch up a tent and Wait For A Foggy Day to take a natural picture
Wow, so exciting! And really gorgeous photo!!
Thanks!!
Awesome try and shot you made. Great effort~~~. I got to be your fan~
Awesome!
Well done
Awesome video, and I must admit good choice of music Tim, great photography, congratulation for you award, you deserve it !
Thank you so much Eddy. It was a fun project to work on. :-)
Getting the permission is the hardest step.
I love how your fog photo turned out! Amazing!! :-)
Thanks Liesl. I am waiting for you to try this in Florida :-)
@@TimShieldsPhotography That would be fun!! Actually we get a lot of fog and mist here in the mornings in the winter. Got a great sunrise shot with fog last week! ;-)
Excellent fog image not much wonder you got an award for it just loved the sun sparkling through ,well deserved a good contrast with the
vibrant green moss
Thank you so much John!
Nice drone (DJI Mavic Pro). You should maybe give drone landscape photography tutorials; especially because now due to corona, it's quite easy to just take off.
Wooow Tim! This is absolutely awsome! How exiting and thanks for documenting and sharing this process! Absolutely stunning photo!!!
Thank you so much Ase! It is so great to have you in our Facebook group. You are such a good contributor.
Such a great idea to do this. What a great photo, too!
Thanks Tim
You are a genius 😍😍😍😍
Haha. Not really but thanks!!
AWESOME!!!
Thank you Ruby.
Wow... So so cool 😍
Thanks Jakub!
Really Cool and looked like fun. I will have to try it, I know where there is an old truck in an open ended barn, might just look good with smoke/fog.
Thanks for your comment Richard. It was definitely a fun day. You should try your truck/barn idea. With the right lighting it would look epic.
Congratulations on the award - well deserved!!
Thanks Annette! Just another crazy idea that turned out pretty well in the end.
Tim Shields You are good at coming up with ideas like this! I think I need some more years to practice, it would be too many variables to keep track of for me!! But would be soo cool to do something like this. I love fog in photos - looks soo good!
So one thing to watch for is to keep your eye on the weather forecast. When you see fog is in the forecast then find a location that will look good with low lying fog. If there is early morning fog and the sky will be clear, then if you go into a place with trees you can get something really cool. Also, if you can get up high during a winter fog inversion where the fog is lying low, that is also really cool. :-)
Tim Shields Thanks for the tip! I am bad at planning these things, but will definitely do that more! We had a foggy day in the mountains this autumn/winter, but it was real luck only that I was there. Would be good to control these factors more!!
What kind of cameras are you using? For pics and video? Just starting out. I love the clarity sharpness of your video. Ty!
Hi Lisa, I use a Nikon D850 to take photos, and a Sony a6500 to shoot video. Plus a DJI Mavic Pro 2 drone.
Next time get a lithium ion battery pack inverter and toss it in a backpack while you run the fog machine around.
Really gorgeous! How long did your fog last?
What did you plug your fog machine into? Is there a way to make it wireless? Wireless would certainly bee helpful for outdoor on location shoots
How did you get permission?
What settings? Beautiful shot sir
Tim, I'm wondering whether getting 2 smoke machines, and placing them opposite of each other (stage left and stage right) might have made it easier for you. One generator should be able to power both? Then maybe have two friends to operate them simultaneously, having the smoke converge in the center. Then you shoot, this way no running around... I'm just guessing, what's your two cents?
The problem is that even when you think there is no wind, there is still wind. The wind moves the fog across your scene so the fog machine needs to be on one side... the upwind side. Placing one machine on each side wouldn't help. Good idea though.
The key to a good fog shot is an equal amount of fog on both sides. You need balance from side to side.
@@TimShieldsPhotography If the forest tree layout allows, why not shoot downstream from wind, so the smoke will creep slowly towards you, this way it does not travel sideways, and you might be able to use two machines? Alternatively, shooting upstream with smoke slowly moving away from you?
@@faithgrangerfilms The light source has to be shining towards the camera
Thanks for documenting this. But please calm down with the crazy special effects and music, too many youtubers are doing this and I find it just annoying. Otherwise a great video explaining everything well. Cheers.
Thanks for your comment. I will tone down the music from here on it. I have a video editor and I told him to try to make an otherwise boring video exciting. So we made very short clips and used loud music. The next video will be the opposite :-) In many ways, this video style was an experiment to see what the viewers would say. Your point is taken :-)
I did something similar but used smoke tablets I bought on Amazon for a few $$$. They weigh almost nothing too!
Cool. How do smoke tablets work?
Tim Shields You just light them and let them burn. I use the white ones which look most natural but you can also buy them in different colours. You’ll need a good few of them but they don’t cost much and as I say very light to carry. Look up bug foggers too. Put mineral water in them and they do an even better job.
Very cool Thanks Don.
Don’s UA-cam So you’re the one lighting all those fires 🔥
LAZY DOG I live in a very wet and cold climate, not for example California. Trying to start a fire would be a challenge here, not an accident!
Is it legal to use this in public
Where is this Location
What power source are you using for the fogger?
step one is already done, own a 3000W fog machine but the other steps....
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Anyone try doing this with a car instead of generator?
How can I do so?
What is the name of this fog machine?
The Battle Fogger. It was an amazing machine. It created an unbelievable amount of fog.
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Want to win an award for a landscape photo...just fake it.
Awesome!