Flames and Fire

Been a while since I have posted and I have a ton of new pics, but was reminded last night of some that a I took a while back that I love.

I did several photo shoots with the now defunct "Phoenix Projekt" a few years back and came back with some amazing photos. All of them are still out spinning, eating, or dancing with fire - it really was amazing to see this group perform.

Taking fire pics has grown very popular over the last few years - perhaps because fire spinning has grown more popular. And there are usually two types of fire-spinning pics - the "blurred circle" and the "captured flame."



With the blurred circle, the shutter remains open, allowing the light to blur together. Often times, this is the only pic you can capture since the photos are taken in low light and most lenses aren't fast enough to freeze the fire in movement. Especially with a point and shoots. And then the captured flame usually depends on a high ISO and fast lens - especially if the flame is in motion.