Day 116 - Just A Splash Of Lemon, Please...
I thought I'd try simulating a lemon dropped into water. Not something to try in the winter, well with the heat on maybe. I learned you need lots of towels for bigger splashes - mostly to wipe your face off from the back splash. After a few good soakers, I managed to get a few decent splashes.
Next on the my shopping list is a small fish tank to do drops in.
I set this up with only the on-camera flash, dropping the flash ev to -1.5. I used the white foam board over the splash angled forward and a black backdrop behind. I also disabled AF, since AF always causes you to either miss the shot leaving you lots of infocus photos of water in a bowl with a lemon floating, or focus in on some odd water droplet in closest to the lens. Focus manually works 99% of the time - I judge where to drop in the water - focus on that spot, either with a pen tip or the lemon itself. Then drop away, hoping not to get too soaked. :)
Timing for the lemon was MUCH easier than water droplets. Although I did catch a few lemons just about to splash or in mid air. Which was cool too. :) Maybe a neat sequence shot.
June 11 2008
I thought I'd try simulating a lemon dropped into water. Not something to try in the winter, well with the heat on maybe. I learned you need lots of towels for bigger splashes - mostly to wipe your face off from the back splash. After a few good soakers, I managed to get a few decent splashes.
Next on the my shopping list is a small fish tank to do drops in.
I set this up with only the on-camera flash, dropping the flash ev to -1.5. I used the white foam board over the splash angled forward and a black backdrop behind. I also disabled AF, since AF always causes you to either miss the shot leaving you lots of infocus photos of water in a bowl with a lemon floating, or focus in on some odd water droplet in closest to the lens. Focus manually works 99% of the time - I judge where to drop in the water - focus on that spot, either with a pen tip or the lemon itself. Then drop away, hoping not to get too soaked. :)
Timing for the lemon was MUCH easier than water droplets. Although I did catch a few lemons just about to splash or in mid air. Which was cool too. :) Maybe a neat sequence shot.
June 11 2008
Day 116 - Just A Splash Of Lemon, Please...
I thought I'd try simulating a lemon dropped into water. Not something to try in the winter, well with the heat on maybe. I learned you need lots of towels for bigger splashes - mostly to wipe your face off from the back splash. After a few good soakers, I managed to get a few decent splashes.
Next on the my shopping list is a small fish tank to do drops in.
I set this up with only the on-camera flash, dropping the flash ev to -1.5. I used the white foam board over the splash angled forward and a black backdrop behind. I also disabled AF, since AF always causes you to either miss the shot leaving you lots of infocus photos of water in a bowl with a lemon floating, or focus in on some odd water droplet in closest to the lens. Focus manually works 99% of the time - I judge where to drop in the water - focus on that spot, either with a pen tip or the lemon itself. Then drop away, hoping not to get too soaked. :)
Timing for the lemon was MUCH easier than water droplets. Although I did catch a few lemons just about to splash or in mid air. Which was cool too. :) Maybe a neat sequence shot.
June 11 2008
I thought I'd try simulating a lemon dropped into water. Not something to try in the winter, well with the heat on maybe. I learned you need lots of towels for bigger splashes - mostly to wipe your face off from the back splash. After a few good soakers, I managed to get a few decent splashes.
Next on the my shopping list is a small fish tank to do drops in.
I set this up with only the on-camera flash, dropping the flash ev to -1.5. I used the white foam board over the splash angled forward and a black backdrop behind. I also disabled AF, since AF always causes you to either miss the shot leaving you lots of infocus photos of water in a bowl with a lemon floating, or focus in on some odd water droplet in closest to the lens. Focus manually works 99% of the time - I judge where to drop in the water - focus on that spot, either with a pen tip or the lemon itself. Then drop away, hoping not to get too soaked. :)
Timing for the lemon was MUCH easier than water droplets. Although I did catch a few lemons just about to splash or in mid air. Which was cool too. :) Maybe a neat sequence shot.
June 11 2008
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