Something a little different from me...C/C

[agustinnn]

Wow that's really good! Looks so sharp and nitid, good job.

 

[kundalini]

I'm gonna be blunt PF. They are just like a thousand other water drop shots I've seen..... kinda boring to me.

Change your PoV. I personally like to get level with the water surface. You MUST use a tripod or other stable perch. Get some distance between your focal point and the background. I like tie-dyed backgrounds, but anything multi-colored will be a bonus IMO. I'll have the BG 2-3 feet beyond. This helps the colors melt, twist and bind. As you did, use a pencil or anything to hit your focal point. TURN AF OFF. I use a water bottle bungeed to a boom arm, but however you choose, get the vessel to drop the water in a consistent spot. Increase your DoF to grab more hits than misses. If using external lighting, bounce it or diffuse it to reduce the specular highlights.

Keep at it to find your $$$ shot.

 

[Corvphotography]

great job! i love both. try different colors too!

 

[Darkhunter139]

I agree with kundalini a lower angle would have made them much better. I have tried this a few times and you get better every time at it!

 

[PerfectlyFlawed]

I'm gonna be blunt PF. They are just like a thousand other water drop shots I've seen..... kinda boring to me.

Change your PoV. I personally like to get level with the water surface. You MUST use a tripod or other stable perch. Get some distance between your focal point and the background. I like tie-dyed backgrounds, but anything multi-colored will be a bonus IMO. I'll have the BG 2-3 feet beyond. This helps the colors melt, twist and bind. As you did, use a pencil or anything to hit your focal point. TURN AF OFF. I use a water bottle bungeed to a boom arm, but however you choose, get the vessel to drop the water in a consistent spot. Increase your DoF to grab more hits than misses. If using external lighting, bounce it or diffuse it to reduce the specular highlights.

Keep at it to find your $$$ shot.

yeah... i know. Kind of goes hand in hand with the * not another flower shot* haha...so Cliche. But, everyone's gotta try it once or twice, just to say they did it... Ya know? They didnt turn out absolutely wonderful, but practice makes perfect!

I have a tripod ( cheap wal~mart special) Had it all hooked up ready to go, but it just wouldnt get low or at the angle i wanted without trying to fall over. Had to hold the camera because the swivel head thing(?) isnt strong enough to hold the weight of my camera. My frustration got the best of me resulting in going hand-held.

The set up was on my kitchen counter. Zip~lock baggie pinned from the cabinets about 3 feet up-- to drop water consistantly into the pan I used ( which i wont be using next time due to the annoying writing on the bottom ) a large piece of cardboard with 4 sheets of printing paper stuck to it to bounce the flash ( propped up directly behind the bowl).. a black piece of fabric underneath the entire set up.. food coloring.

Going to do something entirely different next time...and *WILL* use a tripod

Thanks for the detailed post!

 

[PerfectlyFlawed]

great job! i love both. try different colors too!

I am going to try milk and straight dye next time around.Dripping into a large cookie sheet and shoot through the paper maybe?! see how that works.

 

[PerfectlyFlawed]

I agree with kundalini a lower angle would have made them much better. I have tried this a few times and you get better every time at it!

my set up was kind of half assed... so If i got any lower then i got the white 'backdrop' or the lip of the pan. lol
I agree with you and Kundalini both though! I learned a lot from the mistakes i made...gonna try it again soon!

 

[kundalini]

Fair enough, but you have to think outside of the box........ and I really get tired of that saying.

One setup... one result.

Another setup, another result.

It's all about trial and error....... leaning heavily on the error.

 

[PerfectlyFlawed]

Fair enough, but you have to think outside of the box........ and I really get tired of that saying.

One setup... one result.

Another setup, another result.

It's all about trial and error....... leaning heavily on the error.

haha now *those* are kick ass! gotta find me a tie-dye shirt now :lmao:

 

[AprilEye]

Saw these on Flickr and they are the object of my jealousy

 

[PerfectlyFlawed]

Saw these on Flickr and they are the object of my jealousy

Lol, why is that? You should try it. ( even though its cliche, its fun!) ...and i promise to come C/C them when others wont..:lmao:

 

[RobNZ]

kundalini covered some great tips there, I did the same thing after watching the same tutorial, but as kundalini mentioned, water droplets have been done to death, but its still pretty cool and a great learning experience.

Ive done this a few times myself and realised I had to raise the bar a little higher to stand out from the crowd.

As seen below, for these I had be more consistant and my advice would be to to ditch the bag and use a drinking straw, dip straw in water, place thumb over end so hold water and release whenin position and ready. You will also need a tripod and a remote release would be really handy.

Bubbles and Splashes - a set on Flickr

 

[PerfectlyFlawed]

kundalini covered some great tips there, I did the same thing after watching the same tutorial, but as kundalini mentioned, water droplets have been done to death, but its still pretty cool and a great learning experience.

Ive done this a few times myself and realised I had to raise the bar a little higher to stand out from the crowd.

As seen below, for these I had be more consistant and my advice would be to to ditch the bag and use a drinking straw, dip straw in water, place thumb over end so hold water and release whenin position and ready. You will also need a tripod and a remote release would be really handy.

Bubbles and Splashes - a set on Flickr

I'll check it out, thank you for the advice