Wire Wool Photography Tutorial. INCREDIBLE SHIPWRECK

In this video, I show you how I created this image. The technique is called wire wool or Steel Wool photography. The subject is the Corpach Wreck.
The incredible subject in this thumbnail and video is called the Corpach Wreck. It's an old Shipwreck located just outside Fort William in the Highlands of Scotland.
I created this image using a technique called "Wire Wool Photography". In this video, I explain in an easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide how I created this stunning picture!
🔶🔶WARNING🔶🔶 THE SPARKS WILL BE EXTREMELY HOT AND WILL EITHER BURN YOU OR WHATEVER THEY TOUCH!
I have created a step-by-step guide here: tinyurl.com/muy...
In short, follow these simple instructions:
✔ Buy a cheap metal whisk.
✔Attach a short length of string to the whisk
✔Purchase Wire Wool (0000 grade only)
✔Stuff the wire wool into the whisk (not too tight)
✔Light a tiny bit of wool and twirl!
I WOULD SUGGEST TRYING THIS BY THE SEA, AWAY FROM ANYTHING THAT COULD CATCH FIRE, AND WEARING PROTECTIVE CLOTHING! - DO NOT IGNORE THIS WARNING!
✔ Place your camera on a tripod.
✔ Set your camera to *BULB mode.
✔ Aperture to 5.6
✔ ISO to 200
✔ Attach a remote trigger and take the shot!
*If you don't have a remote, set your shutter speed to 10 seconds and go from there.
If the image is too dark, then raise your ISO
I hope you enjoy the video.
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[@GaryGough]

WARNING - I should have mentioned this in the video. If you try this, be extremely careful. The sparks are incredibly hot and can burn you, or worse still, you can easily set your surroundings a light. Please take care.

[@malcolmross203]

Try it on a beach or rocks by the sea.

[@JeffDiffner]

A guy burned down an old cabin in a National Park in the US a couple of years ago attempting a shot like that. As you wrote, "be extremely careful".

[@Danny_Roman.]

What an absolute stunner of a picture Gary. Looks like something from War of the Worlds. Outstanding.

[@4me2c1000]

How much fun can you have creating an image like this!!!! Awesome!!

[@alonzohollingsworth7712]

OMG Gary, that was AWESOME x10. I have to try that.

[@cliffbell3155]

Gorgeous 👍

[@charliedickson9263]

Well done Gary great set of images, I love this wreck. 👏

[@trevorhowell2199]

Another great video. I take it this was taken Friday night after the workshop. I thoroughly enjoyed the time spent on the workshop and appreciate all the effort you went to too make it so enjoyable. I would recommend this workshop in Glencoe to anyone.

[@GaryGough]

Yes it was Trevor. You’ll notice it was still pissisting down though. I also filmed another vlog on the Friday. I think you’ll like that even more. That’ll be out next Sunday

[@luis_soares_photography]

Well done Mr. Gough! Very nice shots! Hard climb though 😄 . But very much worth the effort. 👏👏👏

[@robbieallcock]

Absolutely fantastic Gary! ⛴️ 🎇 📸👌

[@GaryGough]

Many thanks

[@randyschwager2515]

You are a freaking genius!!! The perfect effect in the perfect place! WOW! Thanks for taking me along!!!

[@GaryGough]

Cheers Randy 👍👍

[@StephenCadwallader-photography]

Fantastic video and photos well worth the climb 😰.Great location👍.

[@sharonstory404]

Super cool!!!!

[@peteg330]

Absolutely nailed it as usual Gary. Spectacular and beautiful all at the same time. I won't try that in my local fireworks shop haha 😂

[@conglomeration59]

What a load of fun! The photos came out wonderful!

[@LauMagroTheFrenchKOInection]

Great stuff and just the perfect ship wreck to do it on. Loved it.

[@GaryGough]

Cheers 👍👍

[@terrygoyan]

Ugh.....not my favorite idea! There's a wreck in Inverness Ca. that was burned down by photographers doing this. They got some great photos but ruined the wreck for all the rest of us! Look it up, the boat was named the Point Reyes.

[@Martinbeef]

Yes. Sounds a bit irresponsible, the photos were brilliant though. I would go to a dark sky area and do it there, like the Brecon Beacons.

[@daviddaw999]

Spectacular results!

[@tmeeten3195]

Haha brilliant. Love the final images. I agree with you about forgetting you're not 18 anymore when we try to do daft things!!!

[@paulharley5758]

Awesome lad 😉👌👍

[@carlmcneill1139]

Great shots. One thing you forgot to mention is safety. Don't wear your good clothes because you will burn holes into them. Wear a hat and gloves because sparks will hit you at some point. Never do this around anything that can catch on fire and keep a fire extinguisher or something that can put out a fire around. You picked a perfect spot on a good night. The rain made everything wet and you were near the water. I love how the sparks come off the side of the boat like a waterfall.

[@carlreid4161]

The results are spectacular Gary really dynamic images 👏👏

[@gildho95]

Bravo, impressionnant. Faut quand même prendre des précautions. 😮

[@jpdeardenphotography]

Wow. Fantastic photos.

[@mikiethebikie]

Bloody marvellous shot, great imaginative work. 👏👏👏👏👏👏🍷

[@terrytracey3486]

That's not bad for old man getting up on that boat. But worth it for the great photos. I'm not sure what impressed me more 🤣🤣

[@599miata]

Fantastic photos Gary. I was really impressed and I have that video in my bank because I am going to try it this summer. Thank you for the idea!

[@GaryGough]

Have fun

[@cdbeen123]

Wow those shots worked a treat, nice work 👍

[@GaryGough]

Thanks 👍

[@SloopJohnBee-vq6dw]

Wow! Awesome Gary 👍📸

[@gary.kenyon]

Brilliant shots 🙂

[@julieboyle170]

Fantastic - love it.

[@mikebartow9415]

That was extremely well done! Thanks! Must put that on my bucket list of to do.

[@Kevin-k7m1t]

Cool video, pics turned out great

[@GaryGough]

Cheers 👍👍

[@tjapkoheijgelaar1950]

WOW !!!!!!

[@peternickols2687]

What a fantastic idea, crazy but fantastic. Lovely images. I bet Mrs G has told you off though. 😂.

[@GaryGough]

lol She always tells me off 😁😁

[@malcolmdillaway8274]

Brilliant video and compositions.

[@GaryGough]

Many thanks!

[@JohnHPettigrewFujishooter67]

Gary the images are fantastic BUT! I can't help but think that now it's only a matter of time before some idiot sets fire to the wreck trying this. I totally understand the shot and the difficulty involved and like I said the images are stunning.

[@chrisbull6244]

I loved this adventure. You possibly could have a bucket of water. Just in case the boat set on fire. There have been cases in the past of landmark boats have been set on fire. CB

[@neilb32]

Outstanding shots Gary. Incredible and can’t believe I will be there in May! I’m not sure how I can do the place justice with my photos 😂🙌

[@GaryGough]

I’m sure you’ll do very well 👍👍

[@kevinnichols623]

Great video, and fantastic photos as usual gary, when you next coming up to the Newcastle area 👍🔥🔥😜

[@GaryGough]

Not sure yet

[@dakidfrombrooklyn6203]

Hey, Gary it's Jan from the United States, the one with the Hawaii pictures. I never sent you. Anyway. The steel wool you're talking about is called four Ott steel wool.

[@FredWilbury]

Haven’t been in the channel for a while but I love this regards Fred love pyrotechnics 🧨 ps I’ll be trying in my railway shed layout , fire extinguisher handy

[@paulburwood8231]

Great images, although I wonder if they would have been better had you switched off your head torch.

[@stevepurvis8079]

What about focus setting (Manual) white balance ( Works great with daylight) you can also use a higher aperture. Then photoshop the final image otherwise very good

[@johnflanagan44]

Gary i have just one question Did you have fun doing this 😊

[@edbradstreet3619]

Please excuse the pun Gary, BRILLIANT!

[@andytaylor7793]

There's definately no age limit for crazy 🤣🤣

[@eltinjones4542]

I done this before, with a group but not on a shipwreck 😂📷👍

[@karlw4647]

It's a hard one, if you're happy not getting the photographs, suppose you won't have the machine gun going off haha if not just do both. I'm gonna start putting a camera on top of my dlsr.

[@ewphotography.]

Great images but I would have turned off the head light.

[@climentclerch]

S-P-E-C-T-A-C-U-L-A-R!!! W-O-N-D-E-R-F-U-L!!!

[@NildoScoop]

Nice photo. But watch your lens if doing this because those sparks can damage the frontlens. Those sparks will melt in the glass of your lens.

[@SloopJohnBee-vq6dw]

Wow! Awesome Gary 👍📸

[@GaryGough]

Thanks 👍

[@garethfish4154]

Did this a couple of weeks ago. I got ripped off, paid £1.29 for my whisks from a well know Bradford-based supermarket. As maybe has been commented on, it should be stressed that you need to be careful not to set fire to surroundings. Great images though Gary

[@GaryGough]

Ouch, stung by 30p 😂😂 So true about setting fire to your surroundings. Been there, done that 😂😂

[@johnditton3527]

Great photos Gary. I thought you were old enough to know better than to go scrambling up an old wreck in the middle of the night! I would need a couple of large Brandy’s before attempting that. I have to say it was a very entertaining video too.

[@GaryGough]

lol Cheers John 👍👍

[@martynwells5594]

Wow. Love a good wire wool spin. Gives me an idea at Pin Mill River Orwell. Next time you are down in Essex Suffolk area and conditions are right, fancy a meet up?

[@GaryGough]

Cheers Martyn 👍👍

[@kenrees8726]

Your off your head ha ha

[@GaryGough]

lol You’re never too old to have a little fun.

[@wilbmoore]

Gary that was hottttt!!!!. I loved it. I've been wanting to try it for ever and a day. .

[@VizionshopfittersAu]

Great work Gary, just a tip for next time, run a f8 iso 100-200 keep spinning even with no sparks so you can keep the shutter open longer to get your foreground a little more light. Its all Personal preference off course. Very much love your work!!!

[@michaelellis5505]

Great video as always Gary, tried this a few months ago on the Cobb in lyme Regis, incredibly good fun and some stunning images made.

[@Herkulez1981]

One photographer burned down a very historical shipwreck by doin this

[@peterwakefield1660]

Wow photos are brilliant well done and to do wire wool off a wreak great idea well executed!. Just a question why did you leave head torch on as it adds to pollution? We do alot of wirewool photography and switch head torches off, as sometimes they distort the shot also we switch to day light mood you get a more orange glow ! Never try a old ship though we used a umbrella to rain sparks onto that was impressive 🙂

[@alexelley6283]

Your going to come unstuck one day, I have been to this location and the last thing I would use to get on this boat would be some old rope hanging over the side...having said that pure entertainment with a photography lesson thrown in. Great that you have mentioned the safety rules... Thank you for sharing..

[@billbaker9623]

Fabulous result. If you ever try it again, maybe use a touch more steel wool and start horizontal and move to vertical so the light would appear as a sphere. Just a thought.

[@frugeon9318]

Great Video! I tried this a few years ago in front of a 25 foot man made ice formation at -20C. It was a fun night. Makes me want to try it again before the winter is over. If you do it in a tunnel or square structure it's a really cool effect as well.

[@andy_simmo]

Well that’s Feb’s 2024 calendar sorted! 🎉 unreal ❤

[@photoguybrian]

Why did you leave your headlamp on?

[@timrosenburgh8597]

Wow Gary, I can't believe that you climbed onto the boat, rather you than me. Absolutely stunning image's mate. Look forward to the next one.

[@GaryGough]

Thanks 👍

[@desgardner7169]

It's crazy what some people do on here! I am so glad that warnings were given out and don't try this at home in a closed area, the end result was good and very eye catching, pity you left your head lamps on! Thank you for the display and the work you put into it to show us how it's done.

[@GaryGough]

Cheers Des 👍👍

[@heathermtaylor7683]

Hi Gary, I am wanting to do this at an Abbey with my dog, creating angel wings - dog physically removed from the wire wool episode, of course. Wondered if I might be able to do this solo, but it's not looking that way really. Excellent effects on your images. Great work Gary and Lee. Thank you for sharing. Brilliant episode 🎇

[@GaryGough]

It might be easier to do that with sparklers or a torch. To do it solo, you’ll need a trigger. It might be easier just to ask a friend to help though 😂👍👍

[@pentax-paul.]

Wow , fabulous result , interesting technique , i will definitely try this sometime .... thanks Gary . 👍

[@GaryGough]

Cheers 👍👍

[@garybeaumont1373]

Looked like great fun, watching you clamber up onto the wreck was entertainment all by itself!!!

[@GaryGough]

lol It took me about 10 minutes to clamber up there 😁😁

[@gordonbaird1949]

Great stuff as always Gary.. Would you not love to move to Scotland you spend a lot of your time here.. It would save a fortune on fuel and travel time...

[@GaryGough]

lol so true Gordon 😂😂

[@duduboi123]

Awesome ❤❤❤

[@elizabethcarlisle3539]

Amazing 😍😍

[@Colinpowellphotography]

Great stuff Gary. I did loads of that years ago. Also did the same with coloured LED lights. The results were amazing.

[@GaryGough]

Thanks 👍

[@chrisloomis1489]

SUPERB ; Gary ... I will try this also in film too . ♥ 🇺🇸

[@GaryGough]

Cheers Chris 👍👍

[@DavidEatwell]

Awesome photos Gary and a well done to lee aswell

[@GaryGough]

Cheers 👍

[@wolfharley1]

excellet idea and results thanks 😊

[@GaryGough]

Cheers

[@SloopJohnBee-vq6dw]

Wow! Awesome Gary 👍📸

[@GaryGough]

Thanks again 👍

[@AstromanJB]

Brilliant images Gary

[@GaryGough]

Cheers 👍

[@ianfirth-clark5975]

Fabulous Gary

[@GaryGough]

Cheers 👍👍

[@DylanPStephens]

Incredible!

[@GaryGough]

Cheers 👍👍

[@spidersj12]

Question is, did you let the local constabulary know beforehand so that people aren't calling them reporting something fishy going on?

[@clarke.barrow8991]

That's amazing. I think I like the vertical image best because the sparks are bouncing off the boat. I'm glad you didn't fall and get hurt or burn down the boat. :)

[@oscararrieta326]

Impressive result it looks like a steel plant pouring liquid metal. That could a good idea for shooting.

[@2futurephotography874]

Looks really cool, great stuff gary

[@peterdovey5182]

Ive got my wisk, ive got my string and my wire wool. Where do i get my boat from? Fantastic results well worth all the effort.

[@LeeMansfield]

Brilliant Gary, I have just bought a whisk and wire wool last week, I need to try it out soon :) well done mate

[@grahamcharnock7464]

One word… spectacular! Brilliant Gary

[@dannymacamaturephotographe6352]

.Amazing video Gary and fantastic images

[@AlanWatson]

Stunning and Brave Gary, well done to you both. I just wish I was fit enough to climb up there or I'd be there in an instant. Keep up the amazing work Gary.

[@GaryGough]

Many thanks

[@LynneH-ej6rx]

Wow, what excellent photos!

[@DennisBater]

Most excellent, Gary!

[@paulgreen758]

that was brilliant Gary

[@northsnorth9176]

Got to love a wire wool spin.

[@steffore1]

Fabulous 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@davidburlison9433]

Magnificent!

[@simongoodlad1766]

Awesome shots

[@harveyhodgson7990]

Wow!! Incredible photos Gary 👍📸

[@GaryGough]

Thanks 👍