The skate was suspended from a fishing line that was cloned out in PP. Set camera on bulb with rear synch flash. I locked the shutter release in darkness with a red filter attached to the lens. Then I walked around the camera and strobes trying not to knock anything over. Waved a long grill lighter under heal for the red flame. Went back to the camera and removed the red filter. Back to skate and walked away from the camera drawing a large S-shape on floor with the lighter. Back to the skate and set small wad of paper on fire just behind skate. Back to camera to unlock shutter release and the 3 strobes fired. Many, many takes with different setups and the most exercise I've gotten from an indoor photography shot. It was a great learning experience for me. Thanks for all the comments.
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Really creative photo. Would like to see the roller blade just a bit brighter to contrast the background more. This would be interesting on a sheet of black plastic, make sure you have your fire extinguisher !!!
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