Video Tutorials
Steel Wool Photography: How to Spin Fire Into Stunning Long Exposure Shots
Every few months I’ll stumble across a photo on Instagram that stops me mid-scroll. You know the kind. Someone standing in the middle of a dark field, surrounded by what looks like a galaxy of sparks, orange and gold streaks radiating outward like a living firework. I’d double-tapped those shots a dozen times before I ever understood how they were made. That changed when I watched Peter McKinnon’s steel wool tutorial with his collaborator, photographer and creative director Chris Hau, who actually leads the technique breakdown.