TomSB Photography. Steel Wool Photography.

Steel wool photography can produce some interesting effects using long shutter speeds. From a safety perspective make sure you have a responsible friend with you to unsure you are safe when the steel wool is alight.

This is my first attempt at Steel Wool Photography and was more interested in capturing the effect with my camera than the scenery around me.

ISO 100, f/25 and 24.9 Shutter.

I purposefully used a higher F number for the photo as I really wanted to make sure I had enough of depth of field to show the colours of the steel wool burning and sparking and without making the image too bright. 

ISO 100, f/25 and 26.7 Shutter

This picture shows how far the steel wool sparks can fly and creating a nice circle with the repeated movement. I like both of these photos from a very fun but productive evening photography. 

Try it yourself but make sure you are safe when doing it. 

Tom