Well, no wonder I just make a mess. I was trying to do this in a small bowl and didn't have nearly enough height to drop my water from.....Thanks for sharing!
Another quick tip I forgot to mention before is this: if you don't want to mess with colored water simply choose a colored background to bounce off of OR use gels on your flash. You can also add a design and catch it in the drops. So many fun things to try.
@divast8er the only thing is, if you are only using one flash the entire photo will be shades of that one gel, AND your flash needs to be set at a brighter setting. Have fun with it!
@catdudz Yay! Thanks so much for the set up!! I'm going to have to try it. Is there by any chance any thing you could use besides a flash? or will it not work then?
The challenge with using ambient lighting is that it won't have the same output of light as a flash. This in turns requires you to increase your ISO which in turns increases noise and lower contrast and thus overall sharpness.
I think part of the success with water droplet photography, like much of macro photography, is sharpness.
I would suggest if you are looking at a low cost lighting solution, maybe go buy / borrow a high power workbench light or flash light.
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@alisonp lol i hate holding the bottle so i threw the cooler and books together so I could change the levels :)
Cat shared this in a previous thread and it mentions the choices you can use to light things up...
http://www.photosbykev.com/wordpress/tips-and-trick/water-droplet-photography/
The challenge with using ambient lighting is that it won't have the same output of light as a flash. This in turns requires you to increase your ISO which in turns increases noise and lower contrast and thus overall sharpness.
I think part of the success with water droplet photography, like much of macro photography, is sharpness.
I would suggest if you are looking at a low cost lighting solution, maybe go buy / borrow a high power workbench light or flash light.