How to use cigarette cake for photography?

Smoke cake is an article that can create a lot of smoke effect, and it is one of the commonly used props in film and television shooting. The main components are sulfur and sawdust. Every time you use it, break off a small piece, light it with a lighter, find something to hold it, fan the cigarette end with a fan to achieve the desired effect, and step out the unburned part of the soil.

The main purpose of this kind of cigarette cake is to increase the spatial effect of light production and enhance the perspective relationship of the shooting picture. In large outdoor parties, lighting engineers will use a lot of cigarette cakes. This purpose is not the smoke effect during the performance, but to observe the beam position of each spotlight during the early dimming process. When there are many lights, it is an effective method to adjust the lighting layout by using cigarette cakes. There are many ways to use cigarette cakes, and you should decide how to use them according to your own needs.