A Creative Light Painting Photograph That Makes Sparks Look Like Rain
After seeing an online tutorial on steel wool light painting, photographer Simon Berger found a friend to model for him and went out to try his hand at the technique. After some initial success, he started brainstorming creative ideas that he hadn’t seen before. The result of the brainstorming was this stunning shot that makes the sparks from a burning piece of steel wool look like rain falling on an umbrella.
Berger tells us that his photographs use ordinary steel wool that’s set ablaze for the sparks. He sets his Canon 5D Mark III at an aperture of f/8, an ISO of 100-200, and a shutter speed of 15-20 seconds.If you decide to try your hand at steel wool light painting, be sure that you protect both your eyes and your camera’s eye from the sparks. Wear goggles, and put a cheap filter on your lens to avoid getting molten metal on the front element.
