It's sort of hit or miss I found. Most pictures for me were water drops but every couple pictures I'd get the crown looking one. If you look at @wolfe he has the water crown and he wrote in the comments how to do it. good luck!
The more shallow your water is the better. Makes for great crowns! I have a few on my project. I think my favorite is my red one. I switched from using a 13x9 baking pan to a cookie sheet with just a bit of water in it for crowns. I bought one from the dollar store just for my drops.
I did mine in the sink with a slow drip. The background I used construction paper for. As soon as I see the drop come out of the faucet I would snap the photo. No flash. And yes i think its pure luck cause out of 15 I only got 3 'crowns'
Like Karen said...the more shallow the better...actually I had no water in the container at all. And all you need is a container and some aluminum foil, a tripod, a container with a hole in it and secured above the container to create the constant drip. Then just turn your flash on and set to highest shutter speed you can..mines 1/200
I have yet to capture a crown that I am happy with but the way I did it was bag of water with a pin size puncture tied above a catch container for it to drip into, various styles of containers could be used I found the blue bowl worked best for me so far. a good light source is very important as you want the backdrop that you use to be sufficiently lit..some use external flash devices with a trigger set to flash when the shutter is depressed..I used two flashlights and thats probably why I wasn't happy with my results but you make do with what you have. Getting good focus is achieved by first focusing on a pen tip in the exact spot where the drop will fall, when you have focus pull the pen away and your focus should stay on th edrop that will fall into its place. A tripod is essential but a bean bag works too. I think you will develop your own style and find what works for you. most important in my opinion is the timing, and that only comes with time and a lot of shots. I have a few drop shots in my album but I will try many more before I get the one that makes me go AWWWWW. People have posted video on youtube of how they got their drop shots.
It takes a lot of patience and the right setup, I've found. I just tried a quick setup and found it severely lacking because of the wrong background and lighting. Both of those are quite important, it seems.
See http://365project.org/elephantgirl/365/2010-12-21 for a so-so version.
Just try 100s of shots and one of them must come out ok. It helps having a steady drop rate, after a while you know exactly when to take the picture from trial and error.
I am so excited! I left my tripod in my mom's car, so had to stack up a bunch of stuff and put my camera on a sponge to tilt it down. Then I used one of those heavy duty lamps used for construction jobs or painting as my light source because I don't have an external flash. I clamped a water bag onto a normal lamp. I bit a hole with my teeth, and of course it was too big, so covered it with some tissue paper to get it to drip. The bag was high enough so I could hold down the shutter halfway and watch as it dripped to time my shot.
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Like Karen said...the more shallow the better...actually I had no water in the container at all. And all you need is a container and some aluminum foil, a tripod, a container with a hole in it and secured above the container to create the constant drip. Then just turn your flash on and set to highest shutter speed you can..mines 1/200
See http://365project.org/elephantgirl/365/2010-12-21 for a so-so version.
Just try 100s of shots and one of them must come out ok. It helps having a steady drop rate, after a while you know exactly when to take the picture from trial and error.
thanks to you all for the comments am already planning to try this out over the weekend! @elephantgirl @roth @wolfe @shortperson2002 @chevymom
I am so excited! I left my tripod in my mom's car, so had to stack up a bunch of stuff and put my camera on a sponge to tilt it down. Then I used one of those heavy duty lamps used for construction jobs or painting as my light source because I don't have an external flash. I clamped a water bag onto a normal lamp. I bit a hole with my teeth, and of course it was too big, so covered it with some tissue paper to get it to drip. The bag was high enough so I could hold down the shutter halfway and watch as it dripped to time my shot.