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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 372442" data-attributes="member: 9240">I never said anything about Marcel's shot.&nbsp; And &quot;cheating&quot;?!&nbsp; C'mon!!&nbsp; I'll let you call it that if you download the smoke from the net somewhere, but if you shoot your own and composite I'd argue that it's no more a &quot;cheat&quot; than a panorama or HDR shot.&nbsp; That said, there's nothing wrong with trying to get it all at once, but it is truly a tough thing to capture while getting everything else, so expect to burn through lots of cigarettes.If you want to do it, and you have a friend coming over, practice beforehand.&nbsp; Get the cigarette smoking and figure out what you want/need to shoot against and what direction the light needs to come from (and how strong it needs to be) to capture what you want.&nbsp; The problem with doing it in LR/PS afterward is that it's virtually impossible to mask in a way that doesn't bring out everything behind it as well.&nbsp; Contrast adjustments and light blending modes in Photoshop will be your friend.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 372442, member: 9240"] I never said anything about Marcel's shot. And "cheating"?! C'mon!! I'll let you call it that if you download the smoke from the net somewhere, but if you shoot your own and composite I'd argue that it's no more a "cheat" than a panorama or HDR shot. That said, there's nothing wrong with trying to get it all at once, but it is truly a tough thing to capture while getting everything else, so expect to burn through lots of cigarettes. If you want to do it, and you have a friend coming over, practice beforehand. Get the cigarette smoking and figure out what you want/need to shoot against and what direction the light needs to come from (and how strong it needs to be) to capture what you want. The problem with doing it in LR/PS afterward is that it's virtually impossible to mask in a way that doesn't bring out everything behind it as well. Contrast adjustments and light blending modes in Photoshop will be your friend. [/QUOTE]

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