Shape Shifter

Paul Louis Villani

Shape Shifter

A couple of nights ago Matt (of Disenchanted Photography ) and I spent a couple of hours in his garage with the intention of experimenting with lighting and off camera flash.
We actually ended up shooting smoke trails for four hours and had a ball!
The experimentation with flash position, ISO and shutter speeds was very beneficial and I got alot out of the shoot! :D

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Shape Shifter by Paul Louis Villani
  • MKWhite

    MKWhite

    Wow, this is really well done. Were you using multiple flashes or just one off of the camera?

  • natapee

    natapee

    very cool.

  • Paul Louis Villani

    Paul Louis Vil...

    Just one off the camera. Thanks MKWhite! :D

  • Paul Louis Villani

    Paul Louis Vil...

    Thank you too natapee! :D

  • Lisa  Jewell

    Lisa Jewell

    Incredibly beautiful, PLV…..and desirable. Oh to be a shape shifter, what delicious fun ;)

  • Paul Louis Villani

    Paul Louis Vil...

    LOL!!
    Yes, I’m constantly trying to change my shape Lisa!!!! hehe!! :D

  • Paul Louis Villani

    Paul Louis Vil...

    ...but round is a shape!! LOL!!

  • Tara Filliater

    Tara Filliater

    whoa aweosme!

  • LetThemEatArt

    LetThemEatArt

    That’s amazing, and beautiful. Had I not read the description I wouldn’t have guessed it was smoke!

  • Karen Cougan

    Karen Cougan

    looks like a great way to spend an evening…............well done Paul it looks great
    xkc

  • Astrid Pardew

    Astrid Pardew

    Very nice effect!!

  • Lisa  Jewell

    Lisa Jewell

    Silly PLV that is not what I meant at all, I’ve given up my dreams of being an anorexic looking model. I’d prefer to shift into being an Owl, a fish of some sort – hehe…ummm and a wild horse….

  • JLDunn

    JLDunn

    Great picture, and it kept you out of trouble for 4 hours. :)

  • Basia McAuley

    Basia McAuley

    Excellent capture, so smooth and very interesting, well done.

  • binjy

    binjy

    :) shape shifting looks a good thing to be doing :)

  • Lisa Defazio

    Lisa Defazio

    So sensual…:))))

    and a glorious image to boot!

  • Jeff  Burns

    Jeff Burns

    This is awesome great job Paul

  • Caroline Gorka

    Caroline Gorka

    Lovely :)
    How did you light this Paul?

  • Jewd

    Jewd

    Its amazing..so ethereal…x

  • Paul Louis Villani

    Paul Louis Vil...

    Singular off camera remote flash Caroline. :)

  • Paul Louis Villani

    Paul Louis Vil...

    Thanks heaps Tara, Let them eat art, Karen, Astrid, LisaG, JLDunn, Basia, binjy, Lisadee, JEff, Caroline and Jewd! :D

  • billyboy

    billyboy

    I’ve always wanted to spend hours attempting just what you’ve done here… so cool you pulled it off so well. This is one of the most awesome smoke pics I’ve seen. So many sexy curves, wonderful composition and lighting. Paul, you SO nailed this!

  • Alf Caruana

    Alf Caruana

    very interesting result Paul and the journal is great. thanks for sharing the results. very inspiring

  • cdwork

    cdwork

    Wonderful use of light- Love it

  • Paul Louis Villani

    Paul Louis Vil...

    Thanks so much billyboy, Alf and cdwork! :D

  • Benjamin Liew

    Benjamin Liew

    love your work mate. Really clear and crisp. Great shape too. Let me guess, this is 1 out of hundreds? :)

  • Paul Louis Villani

    Paul Louis Vil...

    LOL!!
    Yep, from memory I took 240 shots on the night, thanks Benjamin! :D

  • Cathryn Swanson

    Cathryn Swanson

    Very cool Paul, an evening well spent indeed.

  • shawhouse

    shawhouse

    beautiful image.

  • Firedrake

    Firedrake

    Beautiful. Reminds me of that movie ‘The Abyss’.

  • Druidstorm

    Druidstorm

    Beautiful capture of elemental air! Outstanding!!!...)o(

  • John Robb

    John Robb

    Love the colour hints in this. Great work Paul

  • Paul Louis Villani

    Paul Louis Vil...

    Thanks heaps Chanel2, shawhouse, FireDrake, Druidstorm and John! :D

  • reflexio

    reflexio

    This is stunning and interesting work, keep it up, i enjoy looking.

  • AnaBanana

    AnaBanana

    very beautiful shot

  • Paul Louis Villani

    Paul Louis Vil...

    Thanks so much reflexio and Anabanana! :D

  • Lesley  Hill

    Lesley Hill

    Great experiments…followed by the stunning images, neat stuff!

  • flower68

    flower68

    wow!This is so beautiful.I have a deep fondness for blue and black.I clicked on this because I uploaded an image with the same title about 1/2 hr ago,then stumbled upon this.Vastly different images!gorgeous stuff Paul.

  • Paul Louis Villani

    Paul Louis Vil...

    Thanks so much Lesley and flower68! :D

  • Paul Hamilton Photography

    Paul Hamilton ...

    this is wonderful paul – very effective

  • Paul Louis Villani

    Paul Louis Vil...

    Thanks heaps Paul! :D

  • momleeb

    momleeb

    I’ve always wondered how people get those sleek shots of smoke…..now I know. Beautifully taken….

  • Paul Louis Villani

    Paul Louis Vil...

    Thank you Momlee! :D

  • werxj

    werxj

    Cool! nicely done! love the framing.

  • Paul Louis Villani

    Paul Louis Vil...

    Thanks so much werxj! :D

  • Brian Carey

    Brian Carey

    Great shot! and congratulations Paul. I admire a photographer who can make a beautiful photograph out of the simplest things!

  • Shelly Hiebert

    Shelly Hiebert

    I have a few shot like this as well but I obviously have not mastered it as you have. Brilliant work.

  • RobertCharles

    RobertCharles

    lovin this! and most all your images!!

  • Maria  Moro

    Maria Moro

    Please consider one of your artworks for our Shapes in SMOKE & FOG Challenge

  • WandelDesign

    WandelDesign

    Very very cool. I want to try this sometime.

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