During 2020 when we could not go anywhere or see anyone, I had to think of other ways that I could keep my photography going. My poor daughter was used as a model on several occasions until she got fed up with me.
So, I had a go at water drop photography. This was extremely hard. I now know that there are timers and special set ups for this sort of thing. But I just had a small set up with my camera on a tripod and my intervalometer as my trigger and a Speed light.
I tried different background colours and used a clear Pyrex bowl so I could try different colours underneath. This worked well creating red and blue in the ripples and giving detail to the water droplet.
Timing is such an important part of this. I was releasing drops with a small syringe and then triggering the camera at the same time. I think I must have taken 50 or so pictures just to get one that was good.
I found the hardest part was the focus. I made a mark at the centre of the bowl and focused the camera then set the lens to manual. Then I placed the syringe over the top of the mark so that the camera would capture the drop in perfect detail.
My camera settings were f/5 exposure 1/100 and ISO100. The camera settings are not critical because we are using a speed light. When the flash triggers this is when the camera picks up on the most detail. So, using the cameras settings as a base, I then adjusted the stops on the Speed light.
The whole process was trial and error, sometimes this is the best way to learn. Pushing you to understand the camera, timings and lighting.
Sometimes it is just nice to try something different from the norm. When you have that lull in tour creativity, then try something different. I enjoyed it, but not enough to go to the extreme setup with triggers and timers and multiple droplets. A fun project.
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