: Need to identify the technique used to create smoke swirls in the image I want to recreate the smoky texture that is depicted in these images. Please can someone identify this technique

@Shanna688

A few more tips on technique:


camera on a tripod
a fishtank or container with flat glass. Curved glass like a jamjar will distort the image (but that may also be cool).
a very wide aperture (f stop) to create the shallow depth of field
soft lighting from multiple directions (if you don't have fancy lights, put the container in a well lit window and use sheets of white paper to reflect daylight)
you'll have to play around to avoid reflections.
a fast shutter speed
best choice would be a macro lens on a DSLR (or a zoom lens if you haven't got a macro - you need to be far away from the tank and zoom in on the area where the ink will swirl.)
put a plain coloured piece of card or cloth behind the tank, but some distance away - about the same distance as your camera is from the tank.

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@Gonzalez368

These aren't smoke, they're ink. I'm not 100% sure of the first one, it almost looks like crumpled fabric or a piece of a plant, but the second one definitely is a drop of ink in water.

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Yeah I'm pretty sure.
wallpapershacker.com/abstract_minimalistic_liquid_fluid_ink_hd-wallpaper-1152816/
www.wallpapersxl.com/wallpaper/3840x1080/ink-in-water-drops-imgur-507745.html

edit: oh yeah; the technique.

Take a camera, a drop of ink, and some water. Drop the drop of ink in the water. Take photos. In photoshop, fiddle with colors.

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