Continuing to work on the get pushed challenge. Not an original idea, but a "how did they do that?" one. Fun way to express opposites. Once again, lighting was the biggest challenge. I like natural light, but in my favorite room the window reflections were too distracting. So I took it outside, where I spent most of my time dealing with curious cats who kept upsetting my setup. I now understand why a nice, dark studio room is so appealing, though I still have a lot to learn about lighting. Think I needed a smaller aperture to get it sharper, but I finally gave up chasing cats and quit. Only marginally better viewed on black ....Not done yet ... have another idea for tomorrow.
This is great. I've seen this done before and wondered how it was done. Am glad you are enjoying the challenge, I'm yet to get to mine but am looking into it.
@joeymc@ukandie1 Thank you. The setup on this is actually quite easy. Water refracts, so a half filled glass will refract what is behind it, as well as show the backdrop normally where there is no water. Aligning the camera lines up the lines. I do wish I had used a smaller aperture to get a clearer image. Tried and tried again, but had too much trouble with reflections in the glass.
@aecasey Thank you so much for the explanation of how you did it and how you would improve it in the future. I know in January/February I am going to be leaning on shots I can do at home, so will give this a try. I am not sure I will be as successful as you have been, but I am sure I will have fun trying and you will be credited in my attempt.
@ukandie1 You are welcome. When you try use a tripod and set your aperture at f22 if you can. That does give nice, crisp lines to both the glass and the background. I may try again at night sometime when there is less likely to be reflections. Good luck and I look forward to seeing your image!
