Andrew Hawkes is a mainly a web developer and digital designer based in Harrogate. He has been into computing from an early age. He has learnt HTML & CSS, PHP, Javascript and has built his own custom computer at age 11. He is a fan of all areas of photography, but his preferred genres are landscape and aviation.
Below are some examples of wire wool photography from Andrew Hawkes' blog page.
Objectively, in the images above, someone is spinning burning wire wool in a circle to create a circle with lines coming off the circumference. In the bottom image, as a result of the shot being taken in a tunnel, the path of the sparks has been changed, making the image more interesting and eventful. This causes a colour cast of yellow and orange in the centre of the image, in the shape of a semi-circle. Due to the long exposure, I was able to fill the shape of the tunnel, with the colour given by the light trails.
Subjectively, this could show a slightly abnormal part life, and some effects you can create with simple objects. This could set the mood of curiosity because people may start to wonder how this effect is created. In my opinion, there is a medium-low contrast of colours. And, due to the composition and surroundings in the image, the focus is centred on the main circle in the centre.
My Attempts - Andrew Hawkes
To create this effect successfully, I simply adapted the use of a kitchen whisk, a chain, steel wool and a cigarette lighter. I clipped the chain to the end of the whisk and put an appropriate amount of steel wool inside it. I then, when ready, used the cigarette lighter to light the steel wool, and then the model span the whisk round in a circle. As a result of the momentum, the burning pieces of wool were thrown off, supplying the next layer of wool with oxygen and restarts the loop. I used an exposure of 20 seconds on the camera to capture the paths of the burning wool being thrown off and the main clump of wool in the whisk. As I had no way of telling what the shot would look like until it had been taken, I had researched the camera settings from the artist previously. This meant I knew what I had to use, and got the optimum shot first time. To achieve a more developed shot, I would need to find a tunnel or narrow alleyway. This would cause the paths of the sparks to be redirected off the walls, influencing the image to a different composition and pace.
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