How to use Glycerin
Apr 1, 2016 05:15:45 #
bkellyusa wrote:
I've heard the Karo syrup recommendation before bu... (show quote)
don't use syrup of any kind it will attract all the wrong kinds of bugs and may cause damage to the plant.
Apr 1, 2016 07:15:09 #
Rongnongno wrote:
Careful now, use Nitro in front and you will see exploding stars!!!!
Unless you have a bad heart. :D
Apr 1, 2016 11:46:55 #
MCHUGH
Loc: Jacksonville, Texas
Glycerin also works great in food photography. Makes lettuce and tomatoes look wet and appetizing. Also use sparingly good hand protector and moistener.
Apr 1, 2016 12:35:09 #
Rongnongno wrote:
Careful now, use Nitro in front and you will see exploding stars!!!!
Ron, that would be nitric acid. We fooled around with that in a high school chemistry class once.......once.
The instructor evacuated the room and called, what was then the equivalent of a hazmat team, to get rid of what we mixed. Then, we got "The Lecture".
Fun memories now, but then a different story then.
--Bob
Apr 1, 2016 13:16:01 #
I'm not certain about the consistency of Glycerin off the shelf or if thickness varies some. I know Poly Glycol is very thin and Vegetable Glycol is very thick, of which I have both. I have yet to try either for photography but, do keep a dropper and spray bottle of distilled water in my bag for the purpose.
Apr 1, 2016 14:46:01 #
And when they ask you if photography is hard work, you just spray it on your face as fake sweat.
Apr 1, 2016 15:36:51 #
n3eg wrote:
And when they ask you if photography is hard work, you just spray it on your face as fake sweat.
Habaneros work as well....
But you might miss an outing the next day.
:lol: :lol:
Apr 1, 2016 17:58:22 #
bkellyusa wrote:
I bought the glycerin to use in replacing water in macro flower photography as others have suggested but I am a little spooked about how to use this stuff since it is so much thick than water. There would be no spraying this on like water. So, my question is, so how is it done?
I've had good luck using it at 25% in water.
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