This was always my favorite part of photographing any event; the fire poi performers. Most all the events had the ravers who did glowstick poi, but that got boring quick.
Fire is where it's at.
It's a juggle of exposure settings, and things get interesting when you add a flash to freeze the performer while allowing the fire itself to streak through the rest of the shutter drag.
The photos below all had unique settings, but here is the gear I used, and a list of example settings that could be used for such an image:
- CAMERA: Canon EOS Digital Rebel Series (various models)
- Lens: Either Canon or Sigma, depending on the image.
- Shutter: Up to 1 second, not longer. It usually becomes too much beyond that.
- Aperture: This can vary depending on how bright the fire is.
- ISO: Between 800-3200
Here's a few of my favorites.