The instructions are very simple to follow and the results are surreal. This shot has kind of a milky and glassy feeling. Excellent work! : )

This is so mysterious and wonderful - Thank you. I love it!

You always brighten my day with each and every picture but today just took my breath away...absoloutly fantastic. The colours have just balanced to a fantastic image.

I can't say I love this one but it certainly is an interesting effect. And thanks for the description of your method, well worth knowing.

Wow! Fantastic. Congratulations ;)

Wonderful. I loved yesterday's Dave but if anything I actually prefer this one, perhaps it's the colour but I think mostly it's because it's not as 'perfect' as yesterday's...if you see what I mean. I'll tell you one thing though - it's certainly something I'll be trying my hand at soon :-)

Fatanstic...i don´t believe how you did this..so simple...

loved both the pics.. i wonder if i can do something similar with my tiny lil nikon coolpix :D

So unreal! Simply wonderful, Dave. I really love this one more than yesterday's one even if it was pink... ;-)

I was wondering if that was lifted from Graham's page. I love his pictures of smoke, and I've never seen anyone else do it.

Great job.

wow. I wish I could do that. the instructions sound simple but I still doubt I could. sweet post-processing, either way.

Jeni: I've seen in done on a few sites (but can't remember where now), but did see it first on Graham's site. It's something I'll probably do a bit more of in the future, especially at this time of year.

That is unbeliavable.

I am going to try to duplicate these shots one day. Amazing!

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Simply enchanting

I extremely admire your sense of clarity and details - You are truly a brilliant and intelligent photographer.

sooooo coooool !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
luv it!

Okay, now I'm jealous. These smoke shots are just too incredible. Stop pissing me off ;-)

Awsome. The smoke looks so solid, almost like it has been computer generated.

Yeah, any smoke shot has to win. The texture here is wonderful. Very studio and all the better for it...

this is wonderful!

This is so sweet!

I can't WAIT to try this . . . thanx for reposting the instructions (and thanx graham jeffery). Both today's and yesterday's images are surreally beautiful.

Great pics. Yesterday's and Today's.

You, your vision, your creative mind has given me some ideas on something I would like to try.
Some of the greatest photographers are the ones who consistanly inspire others.
You fit that bill perfectly!

Great minds think alike--see my own smoke signals. I may try some of your Photoshop tricks with mine.

Fantastic. It's been one of those VERY long weeks at work, and this shot instantly made me feel at ease. I'll have to try this myself!!

Im going to have to try that now. Beautiful :)

very cool effect!

The last 2 days posts have inspired me to experiment with more indoor "special effect" shots. I really like this second image - it's worked out really well.

Brilliant. Got to try this myself.

I think you've found a new niche! I've seen lots of these, but yours have something else-- they look so liquid. I'd try it myself if it hadn't been so overdone already...

Good shot! And cool blog!!! :D

WHAOU !!.... wonderfull

the french women, élodie

These last 2 put my recent effort to shame, the right hand side of this looks like chocolate sauce smeared on a white table. Excellent work.

This is the thing that I love about your photography. It inspires people and you actually give decent explanations for them to learn new techniques.
I commend you for this and congratulate you on yet again some great experimenting! Nice ;)

wonderful, well done

Wow, really great two shots. You know, what moved me to comment today what noticing your image titles for the two "chaos theory"! I'm particularly interested in this theory these days... What strikes me in your photos is the order that's come from the chaos, meaning a naturally occuring pattern has emerged. Really cool stuff! And thanks for the great explanation of your process, quite helpful.

Grey silver and gold... This shot like a light foam... A dreamy foam...

Im about to have a try at that, using your instructions. im not too sure about the lighting im going to set up, but meh, experimenting is always fun. the best photographers are definately those who inspire others, keep up the good work :-)

oo.. ur choice to invert in ps is really inspiring.. thanx!

This has wonderful colour and form; reminiscent of ink in water.

wow....once again David, you've taken my breath away

a truly wonderful shot

Love the photos, seems like so much fun to do. Going to give it try. Thanks for the instructions.

amazing

I've dreamt of this, I was floating. Amazing job you have done here which forced me to leave a comment after almost a year! Thank you!

You're not kidding about having to take hundreds of shots are you! I'm trying it now and none are even turning out! I have to say you make it sound far easier than it is...or maybe I'm just shit :-(

I've got to try this too! Thank you very much for sharing your method!!

Thanks everyone.

As for today, i.e. the 13th, I don't have a single shot to put up and am too knackered to come up with anything. Hopefully I'll be a bit more productive tomorrow.

Today's and yesterday's are some of the best smoke shots I've seen. And thanks so much for sharing the details of the technique. I'm going to have to try this myself :)

woah, thats nuts . I just posted a few pics using my camera phone, and i did them using the negative option, and then i come over here and youre using inverted images as well. These are beautiful, once again.

Just like yesterday's, another excellent shot. Thanks for the instructions too. - [Chuks]

this is beautiful

thanks! it was very educational... the shot you took yesterday looked REALLY well set-up... as if chaos theory didn't apply all of a sudden and the smoke behaved as you told it to

nice... i just can't imagine what kind of smoke is that!.. hehehe... happy new year

ive done it!!! yay, you rock!

hope to try this shot tonight or tomorrow. I love the randomness of composition...you never know what you are going to get...and you got it!

Hi, both shots of smoke are very impressive and very good! I like them. Definetely I must try it sometimes too:)

I've been trying to do this for a couple weeks now! Even after following your directions, I still get nothing! My technique is obviously off! And your photo is amazing!

After trying every possible F number and iso combination, i found the best shots i got were with sepia setting on my camera!

Fantastic. I am redoing my room in black and white, and I think this little hint of brown instilled would be a welcome change. I may be ordering a print of this sometime soon.

I shall contact you by email sometime soon. My apologies by the delayed response, but alas...those are the holidays, I suppose.

WOW! This one took my breath away, and made me gasp loudly in the otherwise quiet room here. Ha ha.
I love the white/brightness of it, I love the capture of motion, I love the browns in the liquid/smoke/stuff and I love the shapes you've gotten.
FANTASTIC!!!! :-D

My congratulations for the impeccable execution.

I will try it!!

Thanks you, for the explanation.

that is wonderful!

Oh my god, beautifull efect, nice picture.

WOW!

Wow that is an amazing shot. David, I've been trying to find joss sticks in store but i can't find them anywhere! Where can you buy them?

Hi!
Hope you don't mind I used this photo as a title for a post in my blog. All credits due ;)
You can see it here (it's in romanian, as the vast majority of the blog)