Water Splash Shot (no flash required)

[LearnMyShot]

A recent discovery of mine: I tried shooting a splash using continuous light and liked this approach much better then using flash. As with tungsten I can shoot at rapid fire mode....
Here is what I got:




1. Use continuous light 100w or above household spot light bulb
2. Position diffusion material between the light and the subject
3. Set the camera to 1000/sec shutter speed, adjust iso and f-stop to proper exposure
mine was 1000/sec shutter, F6.3, ISO 400
4. Set the shooting mode to continuous / rapid fire
5. Secure the glass at an angle (about 45 degree) to ensure a back-splash
6. You can mix food coloring to funk up your water
7. Pour the liquid and shoot away.
8. Done
Set up:


If you need more direction you can see step by step video on by blog that shows how how I did it:
Splash Photography Video

I'll be happy to answer any questions....

[momo911]

Brilliant! Cheap and easy set up with wonderful results! Thanks for sharing.

[LearnMyShot]

@momo911, thanks. try to shoot some images , i would love to see what you can come up with.
p.s. We also trying to put a video together shooting a drop of water using this technique....

[kuul13]

Really worth a try.. I will do it this week and put something on. You got awesome result, I wish I can achieve 1% of your shot

[TravisL]

Beautiful! That is very inspirational!

[Ped]

That is impressive,

[dj-dubai]

excellent work done a very good job nice shot

[ttaa]

good work
thanks