Karen Fleming took first place in Grade A, in the recent ‘Symmetry‘ competition with her geometrically and symmetrically correct image of smoke. Here’s how she made the image:

“My image for the symmetry shot was a result of my kitchen, yet again, being pulled asunder :0) – but it has to be done to produce the images”.

“I set up my smoke shot using a black background and studio lights I have at home (desk lamps will suffice for anyone who doesn’t have studio lights)”.

“I stuck a lighted incense stick into a piece of blue-tac and placed it on the middle of the table. I placed a studio light at each side of the table to light the smoke. The image I used was shot at F5.6 ISO 100 1/200”.

“I then changed the colour of the smoke in Photoshop, duplicated the image and flipped it to mirror the original shot. Then I duplicated it again, inverted the duplication and joined the two together to get the final image”.

Well done Karen, excellently done. See full competition details here.
How I took that Shot – Finbarr O’Shea – winner Grade B
How I took that Shot – Jim O’Neill – winner Grade C