Before reviewing photography gear for Digital Camera World, I’d not used a fog machine. I was aware that my favourite film director - Ridley Scott - had a penchant for pumping his locations with fog to add an extra layer of volumetric depth and atmosphere, but it never occurred to me that I could use the same technique to enhance my own photography and videography!
To date, I’ve tested several fog machines for Digital Camera World, including the Telesin C40 and the Lensgo Smoke S Mini, and I enjoyed using both devices. The fog that they generated filled the location’s empty space and caught and spread the colour of the LED lights that illuminated my models. It’s fair to say that a fog machine is now an essential accessory in my camera backpack - and the Colbor CineFlare CF5 is the leader of the portable fog machine pack (at the time of writing).
