A bit of Smoke
Creating atmosphere in a portrait shoot with just a handheld smoke machine, an LED light and the good old Fujifilm GFX50R.
Smoke, fog and haze can be a great way to enhance the mood in a portrait shoot. I've been using big smoke machines and hazers for many years but more often than not they are too big and bulky to work on location (and they require plug-in power). So I'm really happy to see a lot of manufacturers come up with a small portable smoke machine. Pergear asked me to test out their Smoke B Portable Fog machine, so I tried it on an intimate portrait shoot with my good friend Chana who’s always up for some crazy tests.
No need to write more, as I made this video to show the process.
And then the images:
I really enjoyed this portrait session. The conditions were challenging but working with someone who’s brave enough to try anything and have fun along the way, must make this my favourite way to shoot (thanks Chana). This tastes like more, so I’m always on the lookout for new subjects. I don’t care much for sizes, gender, age, experience, … as long as you are willing to create art together. If that sounds like you, let me know!