The message I was trying to send with this photo was a contrast between simplicity and chaos. The umbrella I thought created a sense of mystery and gave it a story. In the background there is a lot going on and in the foreground the figure is simple. To make this image I filled the inside of a whisk with steel wool and attached the end to a dog leash. I had a friend light the steel wool with a match and swing the whisk in a circle. With a long exposure I was able to capture the light trails of the sparks which gave it this effect. To edit I made the blacks darker in light room, and used the clone stamp tool in photoshop to take out some of the light trails I didn't want in order to get a cleaner picture.
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