Water Drops - First Attempts
Sep 2, 2020 18:04:24 #
kenievans
Loc: Dallas
I had fun today. I still have a lot to figure out but I was happy with my first attempts. I was shooting directly into the light of a softbox. I had to use a large aperture to get the shutter speed up so some of it is soft. I was going to try it with my off camera flash so I could use a smaller aperture but found out I don't know as much about using a flash as I thought I did. Either way, I slapped a filter on them and called it done for today. I had also eaten all the maraschino cherries. 
Sep 2, 2020 18:12:17 #
kenievans wrote:
I had fun today. I still have a lot to figure out... (show quote)
Ken great series. Outstanding first attempt.The last image is my favorite.
Sep 2, 2020 18:17:46 #
kenievans
Loc: Dallas
PixelStan77 wrote:
Ken great series. Outstanding first attempt.The last image is my favorite.
Thanks Stan! It wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be.
Sep 2, 2020 18:18:51 #
Sep 2, 2020 18:20:36 #
kenievans
Loc: Dallas
Curmudgeon wrote:
Wow there is no limit to your creativity. Nice set
Thank you Jack. Boredom with make you try just about anything.
Sep 2, 2020 22:29:32 #
Sep 3, 2020 05:59:44 #
Very nice going, especially on your first go around. Doing water drop photography can be lots of fun. There are endless possibilities and lighting setups a person can use.
Sep 3, 2020 07:57:32 #
Sep 3, 2020 10:06:54 #
Guyserman
Loc: Benton, AR
Grab some Hershey's kisses and carry on while you're on a roll! (You definitely were on a roll.)
Sep 3, 2020 10:27:10 #
Steve DeMott
Loc: St. Louis, Missouri (Oakville area)
kenievans wrote:
I had fun today. I still have a lot to figure out... (show quote)
Great job Keni. I like #2 then 1 the best
Can you use your speedlight in the softbox? Set the speedlight in manual @ 1/128 second. This setting will give you the shortest burst of light. Shoot into the softbox as before and I believe you'll find that you can use a smaller aperture.
As you probably already knew or found out the shutter speed has very little effect on flash exposure. Most cameras standard is around 1/250 second. I use longer shutter speeds to either balance out ambient light or motion. If your speedlight is capable of High Speed Sync (HSS) then almost any shutter speed will work.
Steve
Sep 3, 2020 12:13:41 #
For a first attempt (and even for an experienced attempt) these are really cool! Nicely done, and #2 is just awesome!
Sep 3, 2020 15:03:56 #
kenievans
Loc: Dallas
NJFrank wrote:
Very nice going, especially on your first go around. Doing water drop photography can be lots of fun. There are endless possibilities and lighting setups a person can use.
Thanks Frank. It is a blast and I have so many more ideas. Since I don't have a macro lens I just ordered a macro tube to play with.
Sep 3, 2020 15:05:41 #
kenievans
Loc: Dallas
Guyserman wrote:
Grab some Hershey's kisses and carry on while you're on a roll! (You definitely were on a roll.)
Oh lord and add to what I have already gained from working from home and quitting smoking all at the same time?????
Sep 3, 2020 15:08:57 #
kenievans
Loc: Dallas
Steve DeMott wrote:
Great job Keni. I like #2 then 1 the best img src... (show quote)
Thanks for the info Steve. I was planning on doing a speedlight tutorial. I really know very little about it but I do have an off camera transmitter and receiver. I doubt my little Rebel has HSS but I will look into that as well. If not I just added to my list of reasons to upgrade my camera.
Sep 3, 2020 15:11:02 #
kenievans
Loc: Dallas
tommystrat wrote:
For a first attempt (and even for an experienced attempt) these are really cool! Nicely done, and #2 is just awesome!
Thanks Tommy! Hopefully this macro tube extender thingy will be of some help.
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.