What’s Your Preference?

YoMoe · #1 (**permalink**) 11-14-2010, 04:41 PM

Edit: Wine glass.

My photography group assignment for this month was shoot a glass of water in black and white. This is what I came up with, it was really easy to do. I'm sure you could all figure it out but this is how I took it.

This was shot in my studio (aka my bathtub). I got a wine glass and had an assistant hold it upside down. I turned my shower on low so there was a constant drip of water from the shower head. I used the on camera flash to stop the motion and create the shadow. I had the camera set to Manuel; ISO 200, Aperture f4.5, Shutter 1/250. In post I rotated the image until the glass was right side up then converted the image to black and white.

This was my first attempt, it was so easy I might try more. If you try it please feel free to post your images here.

Here one straight out of the camera. It is one of the earlier attempts so the finger are really noticeable. the shower is not spraying, it is dripping over her hand onto the stem.

asp7yxia · #2 (**permalink**) 11-15-2010, 05:04 AM

i dont get it

Riptide879 · #3 (**permalink**) 11-15-2010, 05:47 AM

I believe what you mean is that you had a shower drip into the wine glass and with the impact of the drop it created such an interesting effect. Amazing shot!

faeriegodess612 · #4 (**permalink**) 11-15-2010, 05:50 AM

That's a very creative idea! I wonder what it would look like with actual wine (something cheap obviously) , or just colored water.

asp7yxia,...What is it that you dont understand? Maybe we can word it differently so that it makes sense to ya.

faeriegodess612 · #5 (**permalink**) 11-15-2010, 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Riptide879

I believe what you mean is that you had a shower drip into the wine glass and with the impact of the drop it created such an interesting effect. Amazing shot!

No, thats the water running off the sides of the glass. The glass was held upside down, the water is running off the sides, then its been flipped right side up to make it look as if its going up, and not down.

YoMoe · #6 (**permalink**) 11-15-2010, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by asp7yxia

i dont get it

Quote:

Originally Posted by Riptide879

I believe what you mean is that you had a shower drip into the wine glass and with the impact of the drop it created such an interesting effect. Amazing shot!

I tried to rewrite the post to be clearer, it was late - I had switched to the hard stuff by then

. The glass was shot upside down so the water is dripping off the glass.

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Originally Posted by faeriegodess612

No, thats the water running off the sides of the glass. The glass was held upside down, the water is running off the sides, then its been flipped right side up to make it look as if its going up, and not down.

Yes - exactly!

I'll add an image to the original post to show what one of the outtakes look like.

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Originally Posted by faeriegodess612

That's a very creative idea! I wonder what it would look like with actual wine (something cheap obviously) , or just colored water.

It wouldn't work because there is water running down the stem and all over the glass, you just don't really notice it. If it were wine or colored liquid it would show.