This was always my favorite part of photographing any event; the fire poi performers. Most all the events had the ravers who did glowstick poi, but that got boring quick.

Fire is where it's at.

It's a juggle of exposure settings, and things get interesting when you add a flash to freeze the performer while allowing the fire itself to streak through the rest of the shutter drag.

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The photos below all had unique settings, but here is the gear I used, and a list of example settings that could be used for such an image:

• CAMERA: Canon EOS Digital Rebel Series (various models)
• Lens: Either Canon or Sigma, depending on the image.
• Shutter: Up to 1 second, not longer. It usually becomes too much beyond that.
• Aperture: This can vary depending on how bright the fire is.
• ISO: Between 800-3200

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Here's a few of my favorites.

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