Behind The Scenes Video: Benjamin Von Wong Shoots Blazing Fine Art

Every Week Benjamin Von Wong releases new behind the scenes content for your viewing pleasure. This week Ben takes off for Paris and tackles the challenge of shooting a piece of fine art called the “WOM dog” by Cyril Anguelidis. Ben and his talented fire-wielding partner-in-crime,  Andrey DAS, took their time in pre-production. They sketched out what exact effects were to be used around the expensive sculpture for the most dramatic look, while still keeping the crew and subject safe.

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Nikon D800E | 24-70mm f/2.8 | 17.0 sec at f /5.0, ISO 100



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Nikon D800E | 24-70mm f/2.8 | 2.4 sec at f / 18.0, ISO 100

Ben goes into great detail on how he was able to pull off these amazing shots and even gives some great tips on how to prepare yourself for a fire shoot.  If you want to read the full post including some interesting Q&A head on over to his blog post; 'Fine Art Meets Fire'.

CREDITS:

  • Photo: Von Wong
  • Pyro: Andrey Das
  • Pyro Assist: Jerem Cotte, Joe Guillian
  • Photo Assistants: Nicolas Vallet, Benjamin Lecomte, David Mozelman, Felix Barjou, Virginie Marcerou
  • Video: Nicolas Sarkissian from EyeMOOV
  • Second Camera: Mathieu Hery


Also, tomorrow is the LAST DAY to vote in the [Framed] Awards.  Vote for Ben for Best Conceptual Photographer.  Please also vote for us at Fstoppers.com for Best Online Media/News Resource, and for the other Fstoppers that have been nominated including Noam Galai for the Big [F] Award, Douglas Sonders, Blair Bunting, Peter Hurley, and Pratik Naik.

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Rebecca Britt is a South Texas based commercial, architectural and concert photographer. When she's not working Rebecca enjoys spending time with her two daughters, playing Diablo III, and shooting concerts (Electronic Dance Music). Rebecca also runs the largest collective of EDM (electronic dance music) photographers on social media.

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8 Comments

Killed it.

awesome thanks for the share Rebecca :)

I swear Ben, wind and earth are calling you right now.

only a couple more elements left to go... ! 

Great thanks for sharing...

Wonderful work thank you! Always fascinating to see Benjamin's work and techniques!

HOT damn!

Absolutely loved this vid, thanks so much. Cant wait to see more! Well done!