Water drops macro 9. You can easily shoot these. Cant wait to try this now i just need a macro lens. The guide is for all levels going explaining the setup lights optional use of a drip mechanism and post. Photography composition has many variables and positioning a drop of water strategically.
Also stay tuned for the next few blog posts i will be posting more of my macro water drop images. I think that its creative and a good use of typical items. Use a macro lens and focus on an area of glass that has some interesting water drops. Rebecca on march 12 2012 at 438 am i love that you called your set up ghetto.
Hello everyoneim not a photographer but i like photography a lot especially macro photography. I have a compact camera nikon coolpix b700 and believe me if you are a little talented you dont need a dslr to do great things. I wont bore you with the science behind this phenomenon but you can easily look it up if you are as much of a science geek as i am basically you are placing a subject behind a drop of water and then using your macro lens to capture the refracted subject inside the drop. Try photographing water droplets from your kitchen sink.
Starting with water drop photography is fairly easy you need nothing more than a camera and a way to make drops. In this macro photography tutorial ray scott shows how one drop of water can add great impact to a photo. Using refraction often confused with reflection can be a lot of fun and often flowers are used as subjects to capture in water drops but in this video different subjects are used to create. Want something fun to play around with when youre stuck inside during these cold winter days.
Water drops macro studio. As a guide or starting point an aperture of f9 a shutter speed of 160th and an iso of 200 were the settings i used. Its called water drop refraction. This is why i am very exited to share corries very extensive guide for water drops photography.
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