Tonight I tried to take a stab at smoke photography. Using a macro lens, flash with makeshift snoot, and incense, I shut off the lights and began shooting away.
Like all things new and different in photography, I found it very challenging. For one, without any ambient light, it was impossible to focus. A tripod may have helped, but I wanted to be agile enough to capture varying perspectives. Also, I’ve read that you only have 20 minutes before the room fills up with enough smoke to degrade the image.
I flipped on one of the lamps, just enough to give me a chance to focus manually (auto focus wasn’t an option). Even then, none of my images were tack sharp. No matter, post processing magic would help me these shots interesting.
Bridal veil.
Spiral stream.
Rants by Ramon 
Great shots. Keep up on the project.