Smoke Images, Photography And Art

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Photography is constantly reminding us how wondrous and beautiful the world we live in truly is. It often urges us to take another look at the ordinary things around us in a new light, revealing a quiet beauty in even the most mundane of objects. More specifically, smoke photography, with its alluring images of ghostly wisps of smoke, shows us that we don’t have to look very far to find this beauty.

Photography is constantly reminding us how wondrous and beautiful the world we live in truly is. It often urges us to take another look at the ordinary things around us in a new light, revealing a quiet beauty in even the most mundane of objects. More specifically, smoke photography, with its alluring images of ghostly wisps of smoke, shows us that we don’t have to look very far to find this beauty.

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We present 60 examples of beautiful smoke photography and smoke art: a round-up of some of the best examples of photos and artworks where smoke dominates. At the bottom of this post are some links to tutorials on creating your own smoke photographs, as well as other resources on the subject.

35 Elegant Smoke Images And Photographs #

Magicnikon #

Dry ice was put in the bottle to get this great image.

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Hughes Léglise-Bataille #

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Selva Morales #

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Ibai Acevedo Larrañaga #

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Alberich Mathews #

Wonderful fantasy image.

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italian.meatball #

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Frances Dre #

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icewomanfirst #

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moczkos #

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Corica #

No HDR in use.

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Wolfgang Schlegl #

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olvwu #

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Greg Cope #

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brents pix #

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Howya #

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cubanito #

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ubierno #

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lapebo #

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Mohammad Moniruzzaman #

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Stephan Bollinger #

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Lumendipity #

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Alfredo M. Montesdeoca #

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Terry McCormick #

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Kalamakia #

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G. Chorus #

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Alicia en Sheffield #

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Stuck in Customs #

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e20ci #

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Tony Hopkinson #

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The smoke that’s produced in explosive interaction with electricity #

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Mehmet Ozgur #

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Josh Beeman #

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puma100 #

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Lamont Hardy #

Experiment with a lightbulb’s filament.

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Dubi Feiner #

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25 × Smoke Art #

Eddie Mayda #

Roll-Up by Eddie Mayda. “Fluid and aerodynamics are technical interests of mine. It is so entertaining to be able to combine my technical side with a little bit of art. The forms that result from a simple stick of burning incense defy the imagination… and catching them is a sport!”

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Jay PH #

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Will Cook #

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Steve Wampler #

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dxsibo #

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Mehmet Ozgur #

Stunning image of smoke shaped in Photoshop to resemble a woman. This technique is often referred to as “smoke sculpture.”

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J.Auchinleck #

Great image made by layering pictures of smoke and mirroring them to make it symmetrical.

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Kalamakia #

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G. Chorus #

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Alicia en Sheffield #

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Stuck in Customs #

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e20ci #

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Tony Hopkinson #

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The smoke that’s produced in explosive interaction with electricity #

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Mehmet Ozgur #

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Josh Beeman #

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puma100 #

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Lamont Hardy #

Experiment with a lightbulb’s filament.

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Dubi Feiner #

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25 × Smoke Art #

Eddie Mayda #

Roll-Up by Eddie Mayda. “Fluid and aerodynamics are technical interests of mine. It is so entertaining to be able to combine my technical side with a little bit of art. The forms that result from a simple stick of burning incense defy the imagination… and catching them is a sport!”

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Jay PH #

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Will Cook #

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Steve Wampler #

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dxsibo #

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Mehmet Ozgur #

Stunning image of smoke shaped in Photoshop to resemble a woman. This technique is often referred to as “smoke sculpture.”

woman

J.Auchinleck #

Great image made by layering pictures of smoke and mirroring them to make it symmetrical.

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Ceekybikerboy #

Blue waves of smoke.

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Paul C Anderson #

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Larry Grace #

Beautifully symmetrical smoke photograph.

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Sdx76 #

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Per Zangenberg #

This natural smoke wisp looks like a torso.

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CowGummy #

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Greypaw #

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Mehmet Ozgur #

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Lumendipity #

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Smoke Images And Photography Tutorials #

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Philip P.
Philip P. wrote #

Wow, this is an amazing collection of photographs. I particularly like Alberich Mathews' fantasy style photograph, Terry McCormick's powerful shot of the train, and ubierno's photographs. ubierno's in particular have a style that creates a really powerful image! Congrats to all the photographers for getting these amazing shots!

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