see if the lens is focused where you want. Observations Burning steel wool is hot. The person doing the spinning needs to cover up as much as possible. A hat and safety goggles are a good idea. The same goes for the photographer, if you are within range of the sparks. The steel wool flies off a long way. Make sure you're trying this in a location where no-one else will walk close by. Don't try this somewhere with flammable material or dry grass nearby. Take a fire extinguisher in case you set something alight. We took these images in a set of deserted WWII bunkers near Wellington. The location was ideal because I could position the camera below, above and level with Kathryn to create this set of images. Also, being concrete, we couldn't accidentally set the bunkers on fire. Shoot Raw. That way you can adjust colour temperature in post-processing (I used a setting of around 9200K for most of these). More inspiration Take a look at the photos of Jules Marshall and the Spinning Wool Flickr group to see how other photographers are creating dramatic images with steel wool spinning. They use a variety of techniques including using gelled flash to light the background during the long exposure. These articles will give you some background on the photography techniques used to create the images on this page: About Andrew S Gibson My interest in photography began when my parents bought me a Ricoh KR-10m camera over 20