Parabolic fire - lightpainting with steel wool and a camera rotation device

Quite a few people spin copious amounts of burning steel wool and end up with shot after shot of pretty much the same thing so trying to be different I used a camera rotation device to turn the world on it's head...

For this shot, Hive account@fadetoblack kindly posed in front of a Godox strobe to illuminate the scene and keep up his reputation for being the most silhouetted lightpainter on the planet. He spun a drill loaded with steel wool and once the sparks were spent, I capped the lens without ending the exposure and rotated the camera 180 degrees. Tim then reloaded with more steel wool, replicated the same arm angle for a bit of OCD symmetry and spun more sparks. Ended the exposure, job done.

This shot was created in one photographic exposure and is not a Photoshop creation. Here I've used a Sony A7 full frame camera with a Sony 16-35mm lens at 35mm.

About me: I usually specialise in shooting lightpainting images but occasionally dabble in urbex and artistic model photography. I'm always on the lookout for someone to collaborate with; please don't hesitate to get in touch if you'd like to create art.

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