Over this past weekend, I finally had the opportunity to experiment with smoke grenade photography. Matter of fact, as of 3 weeks prior to the weekend, I hadn't even heard of it! After one night, one day, and four grenades later, I'm soo far from perfect that I couldn't imagine it. But with time and patience, I'll get what I want. And I'll have fun along the way!
Starting out at night, we explored our city seeking out a perfect spot for it. Not knowing much about it, let alone about it at night time, we wanted a decently lit location and we also busted out our spotlights for a more ideal lighting situation. After much walking and exploring, we found ourselves on a pedestrian bridge connecting over some train tracks in the city's North End. From there, this is what we got.
With specific imagery ideas in mind, come behind the scenes photos as well, a fun perk from time to time.
Seeking perfection comes ALOT of mistakes too. Trial and error. After the bridge location, we moved to a tunnel. In the tunnel, with our spotlights lighting it up, dodging trains, was still a bit too dark and didn't turn out how expected;
So, simply put, I need ALOT more practice. Took some time in the daylight as well with my son and had more fun than success, but practice. And practice is key.
Thanks for the read, and get out and explore your city!