Unique Lighting

"Let the sparks fly"

ARTIST STATEMENT

I had only ever seen this done on the internet and I've always wanted to try it. I thought this project would be the perfect opportunity for it. It took my friends and I a while to get the steel wool light, first because the lighter was awful and second because the wool was to thick. Once we got it, it was amazing. It gives amazing color and the sparks that fly everywhere look so cool. I tried just spinning it, standing in the water and spinning it, and in this image walking backwards while spinning. I wish it was more straight on, but the formal balance really works for this image. I can't wait to do this again because this was the most fun project yet. I really like the image in color because of the yellow and orange together, I thought that black & white looked interesting because of the white light, but I think I still prefer the color.