Burning wire wool through a macro lens becomes a raging firestorm

When the whole wire wool thing was pretty cool and new a decade or more ago, many photographers stocked up. Then the idiots discovered it. These days, it’s become a bit of a boring and cliché subject. Some of us, though, still have mountains of the stuff sitting in our garage that we could never possibly use. […]

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Monroe Station in Big Cypress reduced to ashes after steel wool spin shot gone wrong

Now, this is why we cannot have nice things. While I am not enjoying saying this, it looks like photographers are slowly earning the bad cred that authorities are giving them. After shuttering a 126 old statue for a selfie, it is now revealed that the fire on The Big Cypress Monroe Station last month was […]

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4K video shows steel wool spitting out embers as it’s spun around in extreme slow motion

Lighting steel wool on fire and spinning it around on a string is a common technique to get incredible looking spirals and orbs in long-exposure photographs. What isn’t so common is to film in extremely slow motion what this technique looks like. But, thanks to the The Slow Mo Guys, we now get to see […]

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How to do Steel Wool Photography

Have you ever seen interesting steel wool photography like in this photo before? This is achieved by using a variation of lighting painting, with a material called “steel wool”. Experimenting with steel wool is an interesting experience and can give you stunning images. This technique does not require an expensive setup or pricey gear,

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How to do Steel Wool Photography

Have you ever seen interesting steel wool photography like in this photo before? This is achieved by using a variation of lighting painting, with a material called “steel wool”. Experimenting with steel wool is an interesting experience and can give you stunning images. This technique does not require an expensive setup or pricey gear,

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