Is this the most incredible picture ever taken on a smartphone? Photographer captures image of a model with huge fiery angel wings on a mobile WITHOUT Photoshop
- Benjamin Von Wong, 28, was asked to shoot campaign with only a phone
- Canadian photographer shot images in Shanghai with pyrotechnicians
- Photos will be used by Huawei P8 for their global launch campaign
Even with the latest technology, photographs taken on dodgy mobiles can amount to blurry, out-of-focus shots that barely resemble the original subject.
For one man, this was the challenge when he was asked to shoot a global launch campaign with just a smartphone - and without the aid of Photoshop.
Canadian photographer, Benjamin Von Wong, 28, was tasked by Chinese company Huawei with creating the craziest photograph he could with their upcoming mobile phone.
Ben Von Wong captured this dramatic final image of a model appearing to have angel wings made of fire using just a smartphone
One of the snaps captured by Ben Von Wong, the model walking in front of fiery wings in an image taken on a mobile phone without use of Photoshop
With Wong used to shooting with high-end cameras to create his surreal art work, the photographer was aware that it would be quite a challenge.
Further limits were placed on the project, as Wong was also told that the model must be surrounded by fire and that the use of Photoshop was banned.
To help with the conception of the project, the photographer invited fire performance team Starlight Alchemy, based in Singapore, to assist with tests in a European-style palazzo in Shanghai.
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The pyrotechnicians were tasked with standing on either side of a model and waving rods that were ablaze to create a wing motion.
Then, the smartphone was used to capture a series of multiple images swiftly, one after another, which would then blend into one shot.
Without the use of Photoshop, Wong instead utilised the additional help of some glass filters, which he attached to the camera, intensifying the vibrancy of the photographs.
The photographer shared all the pictures taken from the shoot at a European-style location in Shanghai
Test shots show people in front of a background of what looks like an inferno
The location, in Shanghai, was prepared with lights to make the fire illusion best work
The photographer invited fire performance team Starlight Alchemy to assist with tests one evening in Shanghai
The resulting images see a model transformed into an angel of sorts, with huge fiery wings.
Test shots from the shoot also see other people on set with the fire and phone effects creating an inferno background.
The photographer has spoken about the problems of timing the picture.
Wong explained: 'The greatest challenge taking the photos was to make sure that everything fell into the right place at the right time - from the wings, to the model, to the lighting, to getting the exposure right.'
He wrote on Medium.com: 'Lighting for the set was carefully designed to make the pillars and backdrop stand out without hitting our model. Light spills during a long exposure, would mean that our gorgeous model would come out looking blurry.'
He added: 'Add on a little fiery magic with the help of Starlight Alchemy and all we had to do was create the perfect shape.'
The model walks up to the smart phone, while pyrotechnicians wave fiery sticks on either side of her
The fiery sticks create sparks on either side of the model which blur into wings
After a change of outfit, the model is seen fearlessly strutting through the pyrotechnicians as they wave their fiery props
One thing that failed to worry Wong with the challenge was the dangerous use of fire itself.
He said: 'I had an amazing team from Starlight Alchemy and have shot many times with fire in the past. I also happen to hold a pyrotechnicians license and can spit fire myself.'
The photographer has admitted that after working with fire so often, that he wants to pursue other photography avenues.
He admits: 'I try to always do something new, to constantly challenge myself.
'I've never actually done anything properly with ice yet but I would absolutely love to do something in zero gravity ... perhaps space?'
The 28-year-old photographer uses only the smart phone to create the fiery angel wings
Canadian photographer, Benjamin Wong (pictured left) holds a fiery prop himself
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