photographing water drops

photographer12 · Dec 17, 2008

for my school work I have to take pictures of water drops with colour like the ones on this website

Liquid Sculpture - Water Drops

if anyone can help please do

OldClicker · Dec 17, 2008

photographer12 said:
for my school work I have to take pictures of water drops with colour like the ones on this website

Liquid Sculpture - Water Drops

if anyone can help please do

What camera/lenses and post processing software do you have to work with? - TF

photographer12 · Dec 17, 2008

OldClicker said:
What camera/lenses and post processing software do you have to work with? - TF

cant remember what camera because there at school but the processing software is photoshop cs3

jlykins · Dec 17, 2008

I'm intrigued. I want to know how that was done as well. Very interesting.

ANDS! · Dec 17, 2008

Most of those were most likely taken with a dedicated macro lens, and PERHAPS an constant lighting source. I say that since it would be SIGNIFICANTLY easier to simply fire off a few dozen or so shots, than to try and time the "splash" to get something workable.

Although never underestimate an individuals willingness to mire themselves in repetition.

And I was going to say that "software" is meaningless for those shots, but on closer inspection graphics work has definitely been done to a quite a few (if not all) of them.

Johnboy2978 · Dec 17, 2008

Might want to check out this link from yesterday when we discussed it:
http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/beyond-basics/148920-how-capture-waterdrop-focus.html

jlykins · Dec 17, 2008

Johnboy2978 said:
Might want to check out this link from yesterday when we discussed it:
http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/beyond-basics/148920-how-capture-waterdrop-focus.html

I wasn't talking about focusing it, I was interested in the lighting. I would imagine that they used several constant lights and gels. They just look really cool to me.

liquidsculpture · Dec 18, 2008

You might have a look at Martin Waugh Father, engineer, artist, I have a few articles there about my technique. In a nutshell, it is typical high-speed photography with a short-duration flash, electronic timer, and photogate. (There are myriad variations depending on the specific shot).

And, there is very little "Photoshopping" done. But there are many mistakes.

Best of luck,

Martin