DIY Home Water Drop Studio

timfrommass · Dec 30, 2009

anel said:
it can all be done with a cheaper lens timfrommass and without a cable release. i've taken awesome water drop shots with my sigma 70-300 and without a tripod! just used manual focus and after 40 shots, around 5 were amazing.

Oh I'm sure it can be done with a cheaper lens...I was merely commenting on the lens because it was one that was on my radar, and he seems happy with it.

How do you like that 70-300?

-tim

JAFO28 · Dec 30, 2009

Great shots photox! Kundalini thats a pretty elaborate setup! looks well worth it though. I tried the waterdrops last night and used the ziplock, but the bottle you used in your setup looks like you would get better control. Thanks for the setup pics.

PhotoXopher · Dec 30, 2009

Darkhunter139 said:
Where did you put the flash??

I hand held it and for most of the shots it was camera left at about a 45* angle to the drip, and about halfway between the drip and camera heightwise.

A couple shots I tried it higher up, didn't seem to make much difference. I think with me shooting into a stainless steel sink through water it really dispersed.

kundalini · Dec 30, 2009

anel said:
it can all be done with a cheaper lens timfrommass and without a cable release. i've taken awesome water drop shots with my sigma 70-300 and without a tripod! just used manual focus and after 40 shots, around 5 were amazing.

This is quite possible indeed, however, you are severely diminishing your odds for a keeper. With the situation you mentioned, you are very good or very lucky.