How a photographer creates fire-winged portraits

It floors me that the artist didn’t avail themselves of the countless hours of research and materials available from the fire performance community to create these things. Kevlar/aramid wicking material and thread is available for cheap and works much better than cotton. White gas, while similar is better than lighter fluid in lots of ways. Also available in the community are techniques for photographing fire play, and procedures and tools safely handling fire.

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