College One: Contextual Influences: Jon Smith

Jon Smith fills empty light bulbs up with various objects such as: sequins, paints, powders etc, he then makes them explode whilst capturing it through amazing images and sounds. Smith shoots the bulbs in the dark and uses 'sound activated flash trigger' to capture and freeze the moment. Smith is drawn to high-speed photography because it captures something that we could not normally see by eye. The exploding of the bulbs is what we are after when popping the balloons filled with recycled materials in the workshop. I find his work imaginative and his outcome photographs stunning.