Colored Smoke Bombs

Field Notes style overhead diagram of a smoke bomb photoshoot setup on a grassy autumn field with colored smoke - Shutte

How to Read Wind for Smoke Bomb Photography

Ask any photographer who shoots colored smoke what ruins more frames than anything else, and the honest answer is almost never the camera. It is the wind. Reading wind for...

How to Read Wind for Smoke Bomb Photography

Ask any photographer who shoots colored smoke what ruins more frames than anything else, and the honest answer is almost never the camera. It is the wind. Reading wind for...

A tight with colored smoke - Shutter Bombs

Moody, Low-Key Halloween Portraits With Smoke

Spooky portrait photography lives or dies on one thing: control of light. Get a single hard source, a background that falls to black, and a slow curl of white or...

Moody, Low-Key Halloween Portraits With Smoke

Spooky portrait photography lives or dies on one thing: control of light. Get a single hard source, a background that falls to black, and a slow curl of white or...

Smoke Bomb Photography at Night: How to Shoot A...

Some of the most dramatic smoke bomb photos happen after dark. Learn the lighting setups, flash and LED camera settings, best colors, and burn-time picks for shooting colored smoke at...

Smoke Bomb Photography at Night: How to Shoot A...

Some of the most dramatic smoke bomb photos happen after dark. Learn the lighting setups, flash and LED camera settings, best colors, and burn-time picks for shooting colored smoke at...

How to Take Instagram-Worthy Smoke Bomb Photos ...

No DSLR needed — phone camera settings, composition, and editing tricks for Instagram-worthy smoke bomb photos, plus the best smoke grenade to shoot with.

How to Take Instagram-Worthy Smoke Bomb Photos ...

No DSLR needed — phone camera settings, composition, and editing tricks for Instagram-worthy smoke bomb photos, plus the best smoke grenade to shoot with.

Camera Settings for Smoke Bomb Photography: Tec...

The exact camera settings for smoke bomb photography: 1/500–1/1000 shutter, f/4, ISO 100–400, AF-C, burst mode, manual white balance, RAW — plus lens picks and a workflow matched to each...

Camera Settings for Smoke Bomb Photography: Tec...

The exact camera settings for smoke bomb photography: 1/500–1/1000 shutter, f/4, ISO 100–400, AF-C, burst mode, manual white balance, RAW — plus lens picks and a workflow matched to each...

Smoke Bomb Color Guide: Which Color Should You ...

A quick-decision guide to all 9 smoke bomb colors — what each color means, which ones read best on camera, and the color combinations that work for any shoot.

Smoke Bomb Color Guide: Which Color Should You ...

A quick-decision guide to all 9 smoke bomb colors — what each color means, which ones read best on camera, and the color combinations that work for any shoot.