Fog Machine Landscape Photography (We won an award for this!) - Smoke Machine

[@TimShieldsPhotography]

Anyone have any ideas for another location where this same concept can be used?

[@tremaintanner1000]

How about an urban location at night? A location with a lot of urban grit and character, such as one of the back streets of Gastown. Adding a model would also add interest.

[@chiangmaifoto]

Disused buildings,

[@Ridlazz921]

next time try some snow candles ;)

[@abhijeetjadhav2961]

Lake surface

[@thedogs3467]

edge of a cave or a tight space between rocks.

[@pamhammermann8684]

i I love beams of light in a forest !!! Congrats on your award !!!

[@Angeofthenorth1]

I love that you documented the process. Makes for a great video!

[@TimShieldsPhotography]

Thanks so much Andrea

[@young1868]

Awesome try and shot you made. Great effort~~~. I got to be your fan~

[@Roebuck325]

Well done

[@annetteundheimart4770]

Wow, so exciting! And really gorgeous photo!!

[@TimShieldsPhotography]

Thanks!!

[@blakerice7928]

What did you plug your fog machine into? Is there a way to make it wireless? Wireless would certainly bee helpful for outdoor on location shoots

[@EddyKinol]

Awesome video, and I must admit good choice of music Tim, great photography, congratulation for you award, you deserve it !

[@TimShieldsPhotography]

Thank you so much Eddy. It was a fun project to work on. :-)

[@obviouslytwo4u]

Pitch up a tent and Wait For A Foggy Day to take a natural picture

[@TimPoitevin]

Such a great idea to do this. What a great photo, too!

[@TimShieldsPhotography]

Thanks Tim

[@johnhenderson6562]

Excellent fog image not much wonder you got an award for it just loved the sun sparkling through ,well deserved a good contrast with the vibrant green moss

[@TimShieldsPhotography]

Thank you so much John!

[@rovasphoto5233]

How did you get permission?

[@Vibewitheli]

Where is this Location

[@lieslwalshphotography]

I love how your fog photo turned out! Amazing!! :-)

[@TimShieldsPhotography]

Thanks Liesl. I am waiting for you to try this in Florida :-)

[@lieslwalshphotography]

​@@TimShieldsPhotography That would be fun!! Actually we get a lot of fog and mist here in the mornings in the winter. Got a great sunrise shot with fog last week! ;-)

[@CleverPhotographer]

Wow... So so cool 😍

[@TimShieldsPhotography]

Thanks Jakub!

[@aasolvi]

Wooow Tim! This is absolutely awsome! How exiting and thanks for documenting and sharing this process! Absolutely stunning photo!!!

[@TimShieldsPhotography]

Thank you so much Ase! It is so great to have you in our Facebook group. You are such a good contributor.

[@farazislam1805]

Nice drone (DJI Mavic Pro). You should maybe give drone landscape photography tutorials; especially because now due to corona, it's quite easy to just take off.

[@mandysteinback7387]

What power source are you using for the fogger?

[@rich1953]

Really Cool and looked like fun. I will have to try it, I know where there is an old truck in an open ended barn, might just look good with smoke/fog.

[@TimShieldsPhotography]

Thanks for your comment Richard. It was definitely a fun day. You should try your truck/barn idea. With the right lighting it would look epic.

[@spicy__roads3422]

You are a genius 😍😍😍😍

[@TimShieldsPhotography]

Haha. Not really but thanks!!

[@faithgrangerfilms]

Tim, I'm wondering whether getting 2 smoke machines, and placing them opposite of each other (stage left and stage right) might have made it easier for you. One generator should be able to power both? Then maybe have two friends to operate them simultaneously, having the smoke converge in the center. Then you shoot, this way no running around... I'm just guessing, what's your two cents?

[@TimShieldsPhotography]

The problem is that even when you think there is no wind, there is still wind. The wind moves the fog across your scene so the fog machine needs to be on one side... the upwind side. Placing one machine on each side wouldn't help. Good idea though. The key to a good fog shot is an equal amount of fog on both sides. You need balance from side to side.

[@faithgrangerfilms]

@@TimShieldsPhotography If the forest tree layout allows, why not shoot downstream from wind, so the smoke will creep slowly towards you, this way it does not travel sideways, and you might be able to use two machines? Alternatively, shooting upstream with smoke slowly moving away from you?

[@LtDeadeye]

@@faithgrangerfilms The light source has to be shining towards the camera

[@cjmadridtv4289]

What settings? Beautiful shot sir

[@ellapv6421]

AWESOME!!!

[@TimShieldsPhotography]

Thank you Ruby.

[@VL20IG]

Awesome!

[@daltonrandall4348]

Getting the permission is the hardest step.

[@lisatrevino2126]

What kind of cameras are you using? For pics and video? Just starting out. I love the clarity sharpness of your video. Ty!

[@TimShieldsPhotography]

Hi Lisa, I use a Nikon D850 to take photos, and a Sony a6500 to shoot video. Plus a DJI Mavic Pro 2 drone.

[@rovasphoto5233]

Is it legal to use this in public

[@fabriziogiovanardi9066]

Really gorgeous! How long did your fog last?

[@dondons5688]

I did something similar but used smoke tablets I bought on Amazon for a few $$$. They weigh almost nothing too!

[@TimShieldsPhotography]

Cool. How do smoke tablets work?

[@dondons5688]

Tim Shields You just light them and let them burn. I use the white ones which look most natural but you can also buy them in different colours. You’ll need a good few of them but they don’t cost much and as I say very light to carry. Look up bug foggers too. Put mineral water in them and they do an even better job.

[@TimShieldsPhotography]

Very cool Thanks Don.

[@aussie8114]

Don’s KZbin So you’re the one lighting all those fires 🔥

[@dondons5688]

LAZY DOG I live in a very wet and cold climate, not for example California. Trying to start a fire would be a challenge here, not an accident!

[@dantan357]

What is the name of this fog machine?

[@TimShieldsPhotography]

The Battle Fogger. It was an amazing machine. It created an unbelievable amount of fog.

[@jitbass.]

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[@Real_Tim_S]

Next time get a lithium ion battery pack inverter and toss it in a backpack while you run the fog machine around.

[@annetteundheimart4770]

Congratulations on the award - well deserved!!

[@TimShieldsPhotography]

Thanks Annette! Just another crazy idea that turned out pretty well in the end.

[@annetteundheimart4770]

Tim Shields You are good at coming up with ideas like this! I think I need some more years to practice, it would be too many variables to keep track of for me!! But would be soo cool to do something like this. I love fog in photos - looks soo good!

[@TimShieldsPhotography]

So one thing to watch for is to keep your eye on the weather forecast. When you see fog is in the forecast then find a location that will look good with low lying fog. If there is early morning fog and the sky will be clear, then if you go into a place with trees you can get something really cool. Also, if you can get up high during a winter fog inversion where the fog is lying low, that is also really cool. :-)

[@annetteundheimart4770]

Tim Shields Thanks for the tip! I am bad at planning these things, but will definitely do that more! We had a foggy day in the mountains this autumn/winter, but it was real luck only that I was there. Would be good to control these factors more!!

[@nichtconsti]

step one is already done, own a 3000W fog machine but the other steps....

[@Disheartened6]

👍 Anyone try doing this with a car instead of generator?

[@Orangeme]

How can I do so?

[@lintownboy]

Thanks for documenting this. But please calm down with the crazy special effects and music, too many youtubers are doing this and I find it just annoying. Otherwise a great video explaining everything well. Cheers.

[@TimShieldsPhotography]

Thanks for your comment. I will tone down the music from here on it. I have a video editor and I told him to try to make an otherwise boring video exciting. So we made very short clips and used loud music. The next video will be the opposite :-) In many ways, this video style was an experiment to see what the viewers would say. Your point is taken :-)

[@peterguardiolaph]

Hola. Me parece terrible que para lograr una fotografia, intervengas de tal manera el entorno natural y la vida silvestre, ninguna foto es mas importante que alterar el entorno natural. Como fotografo de paisaje deberias tener mas conciencia con eso. Nature First

[@sigmapete1]

Want to win an award for a landscape photo...just fake it.

[@md.rosado]

Awesome!