out of the pan in to the fire...

[chriswah]

Hi guys and gals i am hoping for some advice on a project i am working on for fun.
The project is a picture of a hand in flames on a black background like the one shown here
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2636/4174436844_5e3479d423.jpg
the hope is someone can tell me the best way to achieve this, i do understand that these things take practise and that a step by step play is a bit much to ask, but a push in the right direction would be a great help.


thanks for looking
chris

 

[CBA100]

Petrol....Lighter.....Camera..............DONE


Not sure if this is any help, but i found this on the internet.

http://www.webdesign.org/photoshop/photo-editing/making-of-flaming-hand.15846.html

 

[chriswah]

that is great thank you! i tried your first idea but i couldnt find anyone to model for me.
thanks again.

 

[Grumpy_Git]

Looks to me like this was shot from below with the hand being plunged into a bowl of liquid with some creative lighting and then serious PS-ing, but then my eye for this kind of creative photography is frankly pooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrr.

Nick.

 

[On the Huh]

A video tutorial on capturing the flames:
http://www.learnmyshot.com/How-to-Photograph-Fire

 

[Harvey_nikon]

You are either talking some special effects flame gel that they use for "men on fire scenes" in films or a lot of photoshoping.

As a kid I used make a loose fist, fill my hand up with lighter gas, light it. You could then hold it for 2-4 seconds before it got too hot, when you opened your hand the gas would expand making a fire ball that instantly burnt out.

I wouldn't like to try just setting your hand on fire.

EDIT:

maybe worth a look = http://www.zeller-int.com/categories/fireret/zeljel.htm